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  • 21 Million Children to Be Dewormed in Bihar, India
    Jan 5, 2011 | The Telegraph India

    Up to 21 million children are set to benefit from the first ever school-based deworming program to be conducted in Bihar, India.

    DtW is working with the State Health Society, Bihar (SHSB) and Bihar Education Project Countil (BEPC) to...

  • 1.3 Million Children in Delhi to Benefit From School-based Deworming Program
    Oct 25, 2010 | India Express

    DtW is working with the Departments of Education and Health in Delhi to launch a state-wide school-based deworming program targeting 1.3 million childen at over 900 government schools in its first phase.

    The program follows the deworming...

  • How to Change the World
    Oct 19, 2010 | New York Times

    Nicholas Kristoff cites DtW as a "worthy organization" that is "making a difference" across the globe in a follow up to an earlier article about do-it-yourself foreign aid.

    Kristof lists a number of small organizations doing great work...

  • GSK to Expand Donations of Albendazole Medicine
    Oct 17, 2010 | GlaxoSmithKline

    GSK have committed to donating an additional 400 million tablets of albendazole each year to treat children at risk of worm infections over a five year period.

    This new donation builds on GSK's ongoing commitment to supply the WHO with...

  • Lifesaving Drug Praziquantel Too Expensive for Africa
    Oct 2, 2010 | Miller-McCune

    Online magazine Miller-McCune.com highlights the limited access to deworming tablets and stresses the immediate need for deworming.

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  • Johnson & Johnson Announce Four-Fold Increase in Donations
    Sep 8, 2010 | Johnson & Johnson

    Johnson & Johnson plans a four-fold increase in its current support, with a goal of donating 200 million doses of mebendazole, a treatment for intestinal worms in children, each year.

    The program aims to distribute mebendazole in 30...

  • Philanthropic Blogger Highlights The Value of DtW's Work
    Jun 9, 2010 | Whatgives365

    Deworming is one of the most cost-effective ways that developing countries can improve attendance and performance in schools. Philanthropic blogger - whatgives365 - highlights the value of supporting DtWs mass dewoming initiatives.

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  • Big on Heart, Tough on Worms
    May 26, 2010 | The Intelligencer

    World Without Worms is the brain child of three Canadian high school students whose mission is to rid the world of worms.

    Fiona, Abby and Laura from Ontario are raising funds for DtW and helping boost the profile of the neglected issue of...

  • Esther Duflo TED Lecture: Social Experients to Fight Poverty
    May 19, 2010 | TED

    How can we find out what is the most cost-effective way of alleviating poverty in low income countries? During this fascinating TED lecture DtW board member Esther Duflo details how randomized control tests have identified dewoming as a...

  • Deworming Reduces School Absenteeism By 25 Percent, and Improves Literacy Rates
    May 18, 2010 | MIT Sloan School of Management

    MIT Sloan Professor Kristin Forbes explains how DtW is helping to improve school participation in developing countries for just pennies per child.

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