SCI Foundation
Charity number: 1182166
Website: schistosomiasiscontrolinitiative.org
Description:
The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative was founded within Imperial College London in 2002. Thanks to 17 years of amazing support from the College, the SCI has been able to grow from a small research group in to its own standalone charity: SCI Foundation.
The SCI Foundation have helped establish and grow programmes against parasitic worm infections in 15 sub-Saharan African countries where none previously existed, and now support the delivery of millions of treatments each year. In 2018, we reached the milestone of successfully delivering our 200 millionth treatment against these diseases and have expanded to a team of over 30 researchers and consultants.
Parasitic worm infections affect people in the poorest and most marginalised communities in the world. They can impair child development, reduce school attendance and productivity, increase the risk of HIV in women and lead to infertility and internal organ damage.
With over 1 billion people still at risk of infection, we need your help to reach them and end the devastating impact of parasitic worm infections.