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Parasitic worms date back thousands of years, causing diseases that limit human potential. But today, effective treatment against them requires just a few pills, taken once or twice a year. With 1.7 billion people at risk of infection, Ellen Agler and her team at the END Fund are imagining a world without disease caused by worms. Learn about how they're seeking to lower treatment costs, amplify prevention, support governments and nurture local leadership. This ambitious plan is a part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. (Voiced by Ama Adi-Dako)
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You had me at parasitic worms
I enjoyed your video 🙂 Keep it up! Would you like to be YouTube friends? :]
Interesting
This is very informative. I appreciate the work done on this video.
Awesome! Keep it up! Would you like to be YouTube friends? :]
What a great video! Thanks for sharing this information. 🙂
Keep Up the good work, where can i donate?
You can learn more on our website and donate at end.org/donate. Thanks for considering us!
I shouldn’t have watched this while I ate
4:42 so cute.
I don’t know how bad the issue is in my country. I’m pretty sure it’s under control.
What country are you from?
Could we see a graph or timeline of purely African contributions from purely African cultures, on top of that why would giving money to a random ngo help? Why is monetary means the only way to measure there worth? I feel like this whole idea is really racist and reductive.
Simmm
From everything in medicine, parasitic worms is something that never fails to make be cringe
Very informative video that speaks to the importance of giving everyone on the planet the right food and healthcare.
I saw these types in microbiology class
It’s not really the worms themselves, it’s the situation that got these people parasitic infections in the first place. A lack of resources such as clean water and a healthy supply of food plus vaccinations and medicine.
The medicine portion is the thing they are focusing on with this program.
Why is it our responsibility to take care of other dumb humans. If they can’t figure out not to defecate in the street and drink filth water, then they deserve to go.
Jack Albright well then by that logic doctors shouldn’t take care of their patients. Many stupid patients
Jack Albright – who hurt you?
Good old “correlation is not causation”
7 dislikes up till now smh why not zero
Nice Job. .
Helping many People and Childrens .
By the title I assume this is about Imperial Capitalists?