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Thanks to the 34 people "living below the line" (on less than £1 a day) (link) The amount raised so far is £16,953 and nearly half of that is credited to Holly Morgan and her givingwhatwecan colleagues
Please visit the profile of Toby Ord recently interviewed by the BBC.
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Our vision at Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) is a world free of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). This would allow the world’s poorest populations to be healthier, develop fully, learn effectively, raise families, and be productive members of their communities, thereby helping to realise the Millennium Development Goals of sustainable poverty reduction.
Neglected tropical diseases are now on the international agenda. The successes achieved to-date prove that the interventions are technically feasible, immediate, visibly powerful and highly cost-effective. They demonstrate that programmes to tackle NTDs can be, and must be rapidly scaled up. These people could be reached if only more resources were available; either; cash donations, assistance with transport (vehicles or even bicycles), drugs such as praziquantel or albendazole, and microscopes and ultrasound machines for monitoring and evaluation.
These infections have a significant economic impact on the family, community and country as a whole, and result in billions of dollars of lost productivity. NTDs help to maintain poverty.
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SCI is thrilled to announce that Kemp Little LLP has selected SCI as its corporate charity for 2012. Kemp Little will be raising funds to treat 40,000 children in Uganda for NTDs - press release
