Schools are canceled throughout much of the world due to coronavirus, and that means public health interventions that typically happen at schools aren’t happening at all. The new study from Kenya is just our latest reminder that that is an enormous loss, and the children affected may still be disadvantaged from it 20 years later.
Right now may be a good time to fund a mass deworming effort that doesn’t depend on schools.
Speaking of the FP newsletter, I liked the Future Perfect writeup of this story as a plain-language summary of what the researchers found and why it was significant.
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Right now may be a good time to fund a mass deworming effort that doesn’t depend on schools.
Speaking of the FP newsletter, I liked the Future Perfect writeup of this story as a plain-language summary of what the researchers found and why it was significant.