GiveWell has published our annual update on how to accomplish as much good as possible with your donations. Our top two charities – out of hundreds we’ve examined – are (1) the Against Malaria Foundation, which fights malaria using insecticide-treated bednets, and (2) the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, which treats children for intestinal worms. Our update…
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Neglected tropical disease charities: Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Deworm The World
There are a lot of reasons to be interested in charities focused on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and particularly on deworming schoolchildren. Deworming schoolchildren, as discussed in a recent post, is ranked among the top programs in terms of “cost-effectiveness,” i.e., health benefits (in DALY terms) per dollar. Deworm the World has in the past…