Mali has successfully stopped mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis in the country following the likely interruption of transmission of in all districts in the country. The last 15 remaining districts stopped MDA as of FY21 (October 2020 – September 2021).
Mali was validated by the WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem in May 2023.
An onchocerciasis pre-stop MDA was carried out in 18 operational transmission zones, completing in FY22. Data show that onchocerciasis prevalence in the five endemic regions has declined to levels that indicate that Stop-MDA surveys should now be carried out in most of the operational transmission zones except for one in the Kayes Region.
Mali has one of the longest standing schistosomiasis/soil-transmitted helminthiasis (SCH/STH) control programs in West Africa, conducting SCH/STH MDA since 2004.
Mali was the first country in West Africa to stop STH MDA throughout the country in 2021. Mali is developing a surveillance system that includes active case detection through SCH/STH integrated impact assessments. Between 2022 and 2024, Mali has conducted SCH/STH impact assessments in 12 districts, three districts funded by Task Force for Global Health as part of the SCH Oversampling Survey. In 2024, a further 8 districts will be assessed and the treatment strategy updated.
Standard Disease-Specific Indicators as of FY21
FY21 is October 2020 through September 2021
of ever-endemic districts have stopped MDA as of FY21
(i.e. have passed stop MDA survey, TAS1 (First Transmission Assessment Survey))*
*MDA has stopped in all districts
of ever-endemic districts in post-surveillance phase as of FY21
(i.e. have passed last surveillance survey, TAS3 (third Transmission Assessment Survey))
of persons no longer at risk as of FY21 among those who were ever at risk
Mali, which received support for trachoma elimination from USAID through its NTD Control Program until 2012, was validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem in May 2023.
of ever endemic districts have been treated at least once as of FY21
(in cases where a country has more treated districts reported than, ever endemic, the adjusted percent is 100%)