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Hundreds of millions of children worldwide are infected with parasitic worms. These worms are detrimental to children’s health, their cognitive development, their education and a brighter future. Chronic illness caused by worm infections reduces literacy and thus adult productivity thereby impacting on the economic development of low and middle income countries.

The solution to the problem of parasitic worms is thus known. The low cost and efficacy of anthelmintic drugs, especially when delivered through schools, makes deworming a “best buy“ for public health interventions leading to improved educational achievement, health status, physical growth and cognitive development among school-age children.

Deworm the World is working to implement school-based deworming wherever it is needed world-wide, and we invite you to join us.