STH Coalition

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Evidence Action Joins the STH Coalition

Evidence Action is pleased to announce that we have joined the STH Coalition, a new group of organizations focused on reducing the public health threat of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) worldwide. Soil-transmitted helminths --intestinal parasites such as roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm-- affect the health, education, and livelihoods of over one billion people worldwide. The World Health Organization has set a target of reaching 75% of all at-risk children by 2020; yet only 32% of children received deworming drugs in 2012. Given the magnitude and complexity of the challenge, we at Evidence Action believe that a cross-sectoral, collaborative approach to addressing STH is essential.

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Read more about the article Groundbreaking Announcements for Deworming
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Groundbreaking Announcements for Deworming

Last week, the community of global stakeholders combatting the scourge of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH), the major category of intestinal worms that we focus on, came together to discuss groundbreaking investments and chart a path forward in the fight against STH. In a series of events hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, the community agreed to work collaboratively toward the collective goal of scaling treatment of STH globally. 

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