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#3: Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
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International causes
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Agriculture
Disaster relief
Economic empowerment
Education
Haiti earthquake
Health
HIV/AIDS
Japan earthquake/tsunami
Malaria
Microfinance
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Surgery organizations
Hydrocele surgery
Water
Women
In-depth evidence reviews:
Cash transfers
Condom promotion and distribution
Deworming (mass treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths)
HIV/AIDS treatment
Immunization
Insecticide-treated bed nets
Malaria treatment
Mass treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Mass treatment for onchocerciasis (aka river blindness)
Maternal mortality reduction
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Trachoma control ("SAFE strategy")
Tuberculosis treatment ("DOTS")
Water infrastructure
Zinc supplementation (Non-therapeutic)
Zinc supplementation (Therapeutic)
U.S. causes
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