Funding for neglected tropical diseases has dropped more than 40% – and that was before the cut to USAID.

[link removed]


** Don't gamble away
NTD gains
------------------------------------------------------------

After a decade of remarkable progress, parasitic worm infections are on the retreat. But funding has collapsed — threatening to undo everything.

41%

drop in NTD funding
(2018–2023)

627M+

children still at risk of parasitic worm infections

The good news? The programs are working. Since 2014, Deworm the World has delivered over 2.2 billion treatments, generating an estimated $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.

In Kenya, prevalence has dropped 82% — with elimination in sight by 2027. In India, several states have achieved elimination as a public health problem.

We know how to solve this. What we're losing is the resources to finish the job.
Support Deworm the World ([link removed])

<$0.50

per child treated

$169

return per $1

177M

children targeted 2025
Donate to Evidence Action ([link removed])

Copyright © 2025 Evidence Action. All rights reserved.
1015 15th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC xxxxxx, USA

Want to change how you receive these emails?
Unsubscribe ([link removed]) | Email Preference Center ([link removed])
[link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed]
[link removed]