School-based Deworming

A cost effective method for increasing school attendance

Deworming costs less than 50 cents per child per year
The Challenge

Parasitic worms harm children's health and development and limit their participation in school. 

Over 600 million school-age children are at risk of infection with parasitic worms (soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomes) across the globe. These infections are chronic and widespread, damaging children’s health and development and limiting their participation at school.  Worms can cause anemia, malnourishment, and impairment of mental and physical development

Learn More >
Watch our video
The Solution

For just pennies per treatment, deworming pills administered through school programs can improve health and increase attendance.

School-based deworming is a safe, simple and cost-effective solution. With more schools than clinics, and more teachers than health workers, the existing and extensive education infrastructure provides the most efficient way to reach the highest number of school-age children. With support from the local health system, teachers can administer treatment to large numbers of school-age children with minimal training.

Learn More >

Deworm the World

 

 

Deworm the World is an initiative of Innovations for Poverty Action. DtW brings together governments and partner organizations around the world committed to improving children’s health and education by massively expanding national and statewide deworming programs.

Donate

Donations for deworming go far. School-based deworming has proven impact on children's health, cognitive abilities and school attendance. Through advocating for sustainable government action, this initiative has helped reach over 37 million children through massive scale-up including 17 million school-age children in Bihar, India, and is targeting additional children in Delhi, India, Nigeria, and Liberia.

DONATE TO THIS PROJECT

Empowered by:
Advomatic
Birocreative
Copyright © 2011 Innovations for Poverty Action. All rights reserved.