Acronyms used in the supplement

AFRO . . . . . . . . . . . . World Health Organization’s Regional OYce for Africa APOC . . . . . . . . . . . . African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central African Republic CBD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community-based distribution CBHP . . . . . . . . . . . . Community-based health programme CBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChristoVel Blinden Mission CBIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . Community-based ivermectin treatment CDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community-directed drug distributor CDTI . . . . . . . . . . . . Community-directed treatment with ivermectin CHAL. . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Health Association of Liberia CIH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community involvement in health ComDT . . . . . . . . . . Community-directed treatment CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of Sponsoring Agencies FCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria DEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diethylcarbamazine DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . Democratic Republic of Congo EAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expert Advisory Committee (of OCP) EPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expanded Programme of Immunization ERR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic rate of return FGD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus-group discussion FLHF . . . . . . . . . . . . Front-line health facility GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geographical information system GOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government of Sudan HNI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . HealthNet International IEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information, education and communication IDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivermectin-distribution programme ITN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insecticide-treated net IRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Institut de Recherche pour le Développement JAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joint Action Forum (of APOC) JPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joint Programme Committee (of OCP) LGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Government Area LF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lymphatic Ž lariasis MDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mectizan Donation Programme MITOSATH . . . . . . Mission to Save the Helpless MoH . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ministry of Health NGDO . . . . . . . . . . . Non-governmental development organization NID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . National immunization day NOCP. . . . . . . . . . . . National onchocerciasis-control programme NOTF. . . . . . . . . . . . National onchocerciasis task force NPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Programme on Immunization