Our work in Malawi
In Malawi, we’re delivering lifesaving access to safe water and using schools to fight parasitic worms and anemia.
We’ve been implementing Safe Water Now since 2015, and we launched both Deworm the World and Equal Vitamin Access in Malawi in 2024.
Safe Water Now provides safe water access to 2.8 million people in the country, over 15% of the population. Our chlorine dispensers are installed throughout eight districts in Malawi: Balaka, Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mwanza, Neno, and Zomba. We have 16,000 dispensers operating as of July 2023, following a rapid expansion. We’re also scaling in-line chlorination across the same districts, plus Phalombe and Ntcheu, expanding safe water access to communities that use communal piped systems.
With our launch of Deworm the World and Equal Vitamin Access in Malawi, we’re aiming to reach 3.5 million children nationwide with deworming, iron and folic acid supplements, or both. Over half of Malawi’s children suffer from parasitic worms and anemia. We estimate that over 900,000 anemia cases will be averted over three years, and, thanks to the long-term economic impacts of Deworm the World, livelihoods of dewormed children will improve by approximately $130 million by 2046.
Our work in Malawi ensures communities have enduring safe water access, and that children are provided with the treatments they need to stay healthy and in school.
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Equal Vitamin Access
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Safe Water Now
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Our Partners
Evidence Action collaborates with Malawi’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Water and Sanitation.
Evidence Action launches Deworm the World and Equal Vitamin Access in Malawi
Delivered in partnership with the Malawi government’s ministries of health and education, these transformative school health programs will provide millions of children with life-changing treatments, marking a significant step forward in our fight against parasitic worms and anemia.
