Onchocerciasis Course
This course equips you with essential skills for diagnosing onchocerciasis through skin snips, eye exams, and clinical signs in resource-poor clinics. Learn to administer ivermectin safely, handle reactions like Mazzotti, integrate eye care with referrals, and lead community programmes to boost coverage, prevent blindness, and improve health outcomes in affected areas.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to identify onchocerciasis skin, eye, and systemic signs, conduct skin snips, and use diagnostic criteria in low-resource settings. Master safe ivermectin dosing, adverse reaction management, community distribution planning, referral strengthening, and health education to enhance control and prevent blindness.
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Develop skills
- Diagnose onchocerciasis using skin snips, eye checks, and clinical signs.
- Safely manage ivermectin treatment, dosing, timing, and patient monitoring.
- Identify and treat adverse events like Mazzotti reactions promptly.
- Provide basic eye care and ensure swift referrals to specialists.
- Lead community distribution by planning, training, and monitoring coverage.
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