Venezuela has successfully interrupted the transmission of onchocerciasis in the north-central region of the country. Using its National Onchocerciasis Elimination program, the country distributed ivermectin throughout the region over a course of seven years (2003-2007). The program was implemented with the goal of interrupting transmission within the region by 2012. Read more about this breakthrough in the fight against NTDs on the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) website.