Edward and Sanjay Fundraising for Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
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*SCI is part of Imperial College: while the page states Imperial College, all donations go through to SCI*
*This is a joint fundraising page for Edward Davenport and Sanjay Zimmermann*
*Key links and information below*
SCI needs under £1 per person per year to treat children and at risk adults for the neglected tropical diseases schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Africa.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions in 149 countries and affect more than one billion people, costing developing economies billions of dollars every year. They mainly affect populations living in poverty, without adequate sanitation and in close contact with infectious vectors and domestic animals and livestock. (Sourced from WHO).
Treatment for schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil transmitted helminths (STH - whipworm, hookworm, roundworm), prevents anaemia, impaired growth and development in children and the development of life-threatening conditions of bladder cancer, kidney malfunction or liver and spleen damage. SCI assists Ministries of Health across sub-Saharan Africa to control and then eliminate schistosomiasis and STH from their populations.
Up to £1000 total will also be matched by my employer.
You can read about my choice of SCI here:
http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/schistosomiasis-control-initiative
https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/top-charities/schistosomiasis-control-initiative
You can read about SCI from their website here:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/schistosomiasis-control-initiative
You can read (for those inclined) the significant (and highly contested) paper on worms here:
http://people.hbs.edu/nashraf/Miguel_Kremer_2004.pdf
You can read some critical and thoughtful discussion on this topic here:
http://blog.givewell.org/2015/07/24/new-deworming-reanalyses-and-cochrane-review/