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'Political Will, Dogged Organization' Needed To Maintain Momentum Of Deworming Campaigns
In this New York Times opinion piece, journalist Amy Yee examines the cost-effectiveness of and challenges to deworming treatment campaigns in the developing world, deworming campaigns in India and Kenya. She writes, "Intestinal worms are pervasive in the developing world and can have devastating effects. But there is growing awareness about how easy and inexpensive it is to treat worms, as well as surprising longer-term socioeconomic benefits. Research shows deworming to be extremely cost-effective." Yee provides statistics from previous studies on the various benefits of deworming school-aged children and asks, "If giving deworming pills to schoolchildren is so easy and effective, why haven't more large-scale programs taken off?"
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