Our work in Togo
At a glance
Togo is a largely rural country with a high rate of blindness, mainly cataract and river blindness.
Sightsavers in Togo
The prevalence of blindness is high in Togo - 1.4% in the northern rural areas - and more than 9% is due to river blindness.
Sightsavers was asked by the government in 2001 to reinforce the aerial spraying control programme - the only means of combating river blindness back then - by supporting Mectizan® distribution and now does so in all five regions of the country aiming to treat 95% of communities at risk from river blindness.
As well as combating infection in these areas, the programme will prevent the disease from spreading back into the far north of the country, where it had earlier been brought under control by the aerial spraying programme. Another prevention strategy is to bring the disease under control in neighbouring Benin, where Sightsavers also works, so as to avoid cross-border infection.
Latest news from Togo
Find out the latest news from Togo and our projects and partners there.
Eliminating the problem
Togo has a huge network of rivers and lakes which means that of the population of six million, four million people are at risk from the threat of river blindness.
Assessing the situation in Togo
Our Chief Executive, Caroline Harper, visited Francophone Africa: the French-speaking countries of Togo, Benin and Mali. She shares her experiences meeting partners and beneficiaries in Togo...
