Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
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| Non-profit | |
| Genre | Medical logistics, prevention of neglected tropical diseases |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Website | www3 |
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) is an initiative that helps governments in African countries treat schistosomiasis, one of the most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), caused by parasitic worms. It was founded in 2002 and funded via grants from the Gates Foundation and USAID. Since 2013, charity evaluator GiveWell has listed SCI as one of its top charities.
SCI assists Ministries of Health across Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen to develop national Schistosomiasis control programmes. The SCI helps governments with logistical support: mapping the prevalence of the disease, formulation of a strategy plan, requesting and obtaining praziquantel from the donation programme managed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and training of staff for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
GiveWell, an independent charity evaluator, has repeatedly named SCI as a top charity for cost-effectiveness. In 2015, GiveWell recommended that Good Ventures donate $1 million to SCI, and identified an additional funding gap of $25.3 million for the organization, of which $4.9 million could be used for the organization's planned activities for the coming year.
In November 2016, GiveWell published an updated review of SCI and published an update to its top charity list based on that. SCI was in the list of top charities. GiveWell expects Good Ventures to grant SCI $13.5 million using its budget of $50 million to give to GiveWell top charities. In addition, GiveWell recommended that donors split their donation to give 25% to SCI (and 75% to the Against Malaria Foundation).
In June 2016, GiveWell published an updated review of SCI and published an update to its top charity list based on that. SCI was in the list of top charities. However, GiveWell noted a few caveats, including discovery of $333,000 in misallocated funds to SCI's parent institution, and said it would continue to work closely with SCI to resolve issues.
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