Preventing Premature Deaths

The Problem: Worms and other parasitic and bacterial Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect two billion people worldwide, most of whom live on less than $2 a day. 300 million of these, roughly the population of the United States, suffer from severe illness, and half of those are school-aged children. Schistosomiasis kills 280,000 people a year . NTDs are responsible for a range of serious health problems from malnutrition, to impaired cognitive development, to blindness. They can increase the morbidity and mortality of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, and infected children are often too sick to attend school.

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The Solution: Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) works with governments to create or scale up mass school-based deworming programs, which have a strong track record of success. These programs provide school children with pills that protect against the most prevalent NTDs. GiveWell, widely considered the most rigorous independent charity evaluator in the world, has recommended SCI as one of only three charities they endorse.

De-worming helps improve both a child’s health and education. A randomized trial in Kenya in the early 2000’s found school-based deworming reduced school absenteeism by 25%, increased hours worked as adults by 12%, and increased future wage earnings by 23%.

These programs are highly cost-effective, generally at less than $0.50 per child per year.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Preventing Premature Deaths