Onchocerciasis Course
This course equips you with essential skills for diagnosing onchocerciasis through skin snips and exams, safely administering ivermectin, handling adverse reactions like Mazzotti events, integrating eye care with referrals, and leading community programs to boost coverage and prevent blindness in resource-poor areas.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to identify onchocerciasis skin, eye, and systemic signs, conduct skin snips, apply diagnostic criteria in low-resource settings, use ivermectin safely, manage reactions, organise community distribution, build referrals, and provide health education to control disease and prevent blindness.
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Develop skills
- Diagnose onchocerciasis using skin snips, eye checks, and clinical signs.
- Safely manage ivermectin dosing, timing, and patient monitoring.
- Recognise and treat adverse reactions like Mazzotti quickly.
- Provide basic eye care and ensure prompt specialist referrals.
- Lead community distribution by planning, training, and monitoring coverage.
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