Kenya's School-Based Deworming Program
2016
This case study describes the pre-math, roll-out, and aftermath of a national, school-based deworming program in Kenya in 2009. This eventual success story came after initial rocky years, in which the program had to overcome political corruption scandals. By 2014, the program was delivering preventive care to 6.4 million children per year. Further analysis shows that children receiving deworming treatment were significantly less likely to have worm infection; in turn, this meant they were taller, less likely to miss school, and less likely to report being sick. This Kenyan example has now inspired deworming programs in other countries.
This case study is part of Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that describes successful examples of large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries, as well as promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions. The cases featured on the website are shortened versions of the respective book chapters in the print edition.
Kenya's School-Based Deworming Program
Source:
Glassman A, Temin M. Kenya’s School-Based Deworming Program. Millions Saved: New Cases of Proven Success in Global Health. Center for Global Development 2016. http://millionssaved.cgdev.org/case-studies/kenyas-school-based-deworming-program.