Starting in 1998, Michael Kremer and I evaluated a large-scale public health program that provided an additional 2-3 years of medical treatment for intestinal worm infections to tens of thousands of Kenyan primary school children. [1/5 thread]
20 years later (!), our newest findings w/ coauthors @mwwalkerecon, Sarah Baird, and Joan Hamory show that the same individuals (now adults) have higher household earnings, spend more on consumption goods, and are more likely to live in urban areas. [2/5]
For <$0.50 per child per year, the observed gains imply that deworming medication has an enormous social rate of return. This research is a timely reminder that public investments in proven health solutions can have immense payoffs. [3/5]
The results (which we released today) show that school-based deworming can truly change the trajectory of a child’s life. With countries in #Covid19 crisis mode, our findings emphasize the urgent need to sustain critical child assistance programs delivered through schools. [4/5]
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