In his March 21 column for The New York Times, opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof used Evidence Action's program data and published research from the Disease Control Priorities volume to illustrate the extraordinary affordability of global deworming.
Kristof noted that for $400 million or less per year, every child worldwide who needs deworming treatment could receive it — reaching hundreds of millions of children with a simple, proven intervention that improves health, school attendance, and lifetime earnings.
Evidence Action has supported the delivery of over 2.2 billion deworming treatments across six countries, partnering with governments to build programs they can sustain independently.
2.2B+ Treatments since 2014 | $169 Return for every $1 invested | <$0.50 Cost per child treated |