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Timeline of Schistosomiasis Control Initiative

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| 2016 || January || Funding || {{w|Private foundation}} {{w|Good Ventures}} awards a grant of US$1,000,000 to the SCI for general operating support, in recognition of the organization’s earning a “top charity” ranking from {{w|GiveWell}} in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schistosomiasis Control Initiative — General Support (2016) |url=https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-health-and-development/miscellaneous/schistosomiasis-control-initiative-general-support-2016 |website=openphilanthropy.org |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || June || Review || GiveWell publishes review of SCI, retaining its role as top rated charity, but expressing concerns about SCI's use of an accounting system ill-suited to its needs, and substantial financial errors impacting funding from GiveWell-influenced donors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) – June 2016 version |url=https://www.givewell.org/charities/schistosomiasis-control-initiative/june-2016-version |website=givewell.org |accessdate=5 May 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || August || Review || GiveWell estimates that programs supported by SCI can deworm a person for approximately US$1.26 based (including the estimated cost of SCI’s funding to country programs, SCI’s headquarters costs, cost of donated drugs, and local government involvement).<ref name="SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL INITIATIVEd"/> ||
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