Monthly Archives: May 2020

We’ve delivered 1,600 tons of soap and 34,000 liters of disinfectant to over 4 million people.

We’ve delivered 1,600 tons of soap and 34,000 liters of disinfectant to over 4 million people.

In response to COVID-19, we’re now ‘thinking big’ and ‘acting urgently’ to do more. Since early April, we’ve delivered 1,600 tons of soap for handwashing, 360,000 liters of chlorine for disinfecting, and hygiene education to help over 4 million people protect themselves against COVID-19. More deliveries will take place over the next few weeks.

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How Evidence Action is supporting the Government of India’s response to COVID-19

How Evidence Action is supporting the Government of India’s response to COVID-19

In India, Evidence Action supports national and state governments to deliver high-impact, cost-effective health interventions at scale. Due to India’s lockdown measures, which include large-scale school closures, school-based programs are unlikely to resume in the near-term. We are therefore working to determine how best to support the rapid recovery of these programs once schools reopen, while simultaneously leveraging the capacity of our team in India to assist our government partners in managing COVID-related challenges.

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A methodological assessment: understanding the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths in India

A methodological assessment: understanding the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths in India

Evidence Action has supported the Government of India’s National Deworming Day program since 2015. Our technical support includes the periodic assessment of worm burden, to help determine treatment strategy. We recently conducted an assessment to inform the best and most cost-effective approach for these surveys, which is the topic of this blog.

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