The Expanded Programme on Immunization and the Onchocerciasis Control Programme begin.
Date: 1974
As part of a larger shift in global health strategies toward public-private partnerships, these programs are partnerships between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank, as well as multiple private organizations. They focus on addressing onchocerciasis, or "river blindness," on the African continent.