Evidence Action scales low-cost, evidence-based health interventions in Africa and Asia, including deworming and safe water programmes, reaching 530 million people across 11 countries.
Evidence Action scales low-cost, evidence-based health interventions across Africa and Asia, working in 11 countries with a team of more than 900 people. The organisation implements only solutions with proven effectiveness, using rigorous research, constant iteration and cost-effectiveness analysis to deliver outsized impact per dollar. Its programmes focus on life's critical stages - pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence - and are scaled in close partnership with governments.
Its flagship programmes illustrate the approach. Deworm the World delivers treatments to children at less than $0.50 each; over 2 billion treatments have been delivered, generating an estimated $23 billion in productivity gains. Safe Water Now provides access to clean water for 9.8 million people, an impact that more than doubled in 18 months.
Across its interventions, Evidence Action reports reaching 530 million people and helping save over 16,000 children's lives. The organisation's technical work spans global health intervention design, evidence-based programme evaluation and government partnership, and it has been recognised as one of the world's most effective charities. Further details are available at https://evidenceaction.com/.
