Table 3. Distribution of CDDs and HWs trained and available between 2000 and 2013*.
| Subregion | Country | Period of APOC data submission* | Cumulative no. of CDDs trained | Cumulative no. of CDDs available** | Cumulative no. of HWs trained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Africa | Benin | 2011–2013 | 29,410 | 29,410 | 837 |
| Burkina Faso | 2011–2013 | 5,151 | 5,293 | 381 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2008–2013 | 31,087 | 34,188 | 1,949 | |
| Ghana | 2008–2013 | 32,880 | 14,443 | 9,697 | |
| Guinea | 2011–2013 | 25,641 | 22,079 | 521 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2008–2013 | 3,219 | 2,524 | 82 | |
| Liberia | 2000–2013 | 104,638 | 99,913 | 5,601 | |
| Mali | 2011–2013 | 24,978 | 24,946 | 1,466 | |
| Nigeria | 2000–2013 | 1,521,595 | 1,350,791 | 268,222 | |
| Senegal | - | Not available | Not available | Not available | |
| Sierra Leone# | 2009–2013 | 93,972 | 80,448 | 4,737 | |
| Togo | 2011–2013 | 15,773 | 15,773 | 1,395 | |
| Total West Africa | 1,888,344 | 1,679,808 | 294,888 | ||
| Central Africa | Angola | 2005–2012 | 18,630 | 18,971 | 2,098 |
| Burundi | 2005–2013 | 67,734 | 68,042 | 1,732 | |
| Cameroon | 2000–2013 | 338,130 | 359,269 | 31,593 | |
| CAR | 2000–2012 | 62,867 | 20,450 | 5,221 | |
| Chad | 2000–2013 | 42,515 | 95,197 | 2,773 | |
| Congo | 2001–2013 | 23,383 | 23,344 | 2,271 | |
| DRC | 2001–2013 | 829,581 | 882,704 | 60,197 | |
| Eq. Guinea | 2000–2013 | 1,748 | 1,748 | 150 | |
| Gabon | 2002–2003 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total Central Africa | 1,384,588 | 1,469,725 | 106,055 | ||
| East Africa | Ethiopia | 2001–2013 | 628,787 | 648,469 | 54,848 |
| Malawi | 2000–2013 | 118,129 | 121,780 | 23,966 | |
| South Sudan | 2000–2013 | 78,986 | 79,992 | 5,614 | |
| Sudan | 2000–2013 | 23,508 | 22,813 | 9,847 | |
| Tanzania | 2000–2013 | 129,658 | 130,066 | 10,591 | |
| Uganda | 2000–2013 | 676,920 | 628,528 | 49,934 | |
| Total East Africa | 1,655,988 | 1,631,648 | 154,800 | ||
| Grand total | 4,928,920 | 4,781,181 | 555,743 | ||
* The data collection period varies for country according to the year a country started to submit data to APOC.
** Cumulative no. of CDDs available may also include those present before the training from 2000 to 2013 in the countries.
# Sierra Leone: Data for CDDs were only available from 2010 to 2013. Data for HWs were from 2009 to 2013.
APOC, African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control; CAR, Central African Republic; CDD, community-directed distributor; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo; HW, health worker; WHO, World Health Organization.