Evidence Action

Reaching millions with the world’s most effective health interventions. Outsized impact recognized by @GiveWell, @CharityNav, @LifeYouCanSave + others.

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Nearly a decade of school-based deworming in Cross River State, Nigeria. Results: 48.5% drop in worm infections 76% decline in schistosomiasis Cross River's governor just approved ₦64M to keep it going.
That's what sustained partnership produces

🔗Read: https://t.co/OJs10iuBVq

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390,000 adverse birth outcomes annually. Most of these women attended prenatal care. They just weren't tested or treated for syphilis.
Our GC8 Syphilis Toolkit gives country teams everything needed to change that.
Toolkit here: https://t.co/pDoVuIDzlo

#MaternalHealth

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Clean hands, healthier classrooms.
A teacher in Haryana is making handwashing a daily habit through NDD and IFA sessions, helping children stay healthy and focused.
Small actions. Big impact. #WorldHandHygieneDay #EvidenceAction

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After nine years leading @EvidenceAction, CEO Kanika Bahl is stepping down — leaving behind an organization that has reached 530M+ people by owning the full problem, from evidence to delivery at scale.

Read her farewell letter🔗
https://t.co/6ABF4JChbr

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Big news: Danielle Bayer has been our next CEO. She succeeds Kanika Bahl after nine years of transformational leadership reaching 530M+ people across 11 countries.
🔗https://t.co/Hwei0svXyc

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Delays in care-seeking are a major driver of preventable harm in LMICs - AI-powered D2C triage chatbots are one potential response to that gap.
Read 2AI’s (incubated at Evidence Action) deep dive on evidence, uncertainties, and philanthropy role: https://t.co/rVBisbgZvX

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This World Health Day, standing with science means delivering research-backed solutions at scale through lasting systems. That's Evidence Action. 🧵 #WorldHealthDay #GlobalHealth More on our programs: https://t.co/Xw5avJh6hg

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826M people lack reading glasses — spectacles costing <$1 that can transform productivity. New research co-authored by CEO Kanika Bahl in #CEHJournal explores distribution. Piloting 25K in Uganda. 📖 https://t.co/0GT8cz8c77 #GlobalHealth #ReadingGlasses

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Meet Krishnaveni, ASHA worker in Andhra Pradesh: visiting homes, leading meetings, teaching kids. Safe water needs community trust. This #WorldWaterDay, her story. 💧 #JalMahotsav2026 #HarGharJal #SafeDrinkingWater

Read her story: https://t.co/Khh3VeNIcH

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61M+ deworming treatments in Kenya since 2014 at under $0.50 per child. Our team met with Amb. Prof @JuliusKBitok to boost National School Deworming Programme. #DewormTheWorld #Kenya #EducattionInKenya @MOH_Kenya @EduMinKenya

Learn more: https://t.co/aq91nRVVVB

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Honored to receive Kenya's Best Nonprofit for Evidence-Based Social Impact award at the #KENTAD Kenya ESG Awards.
Evidence works. Partnership scales it. Read more on our work in Kenya
🔗 https://t.co/0gkMVRA1Hn

#EvidenceAction #Kenya

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Women carry the weight of the water crisis. On this #InternationalWomensDay, learn how women like Bhavani, Dorothy, and Agatha are carrying the solution. #IWD2026 #WomensDay https://t.co/47rF6AQkxI

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Following the evidence means seeking it & acting on it — even when hard. We sought an independent evaluation that found ~70% fewer people benefiting from our dispensers in Uganda & Malawi than indicated. Why we're scaling back & reallocating resources: https://t.co/5vZjsuz6Du

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Read more on our partnership with SPM NIWAS: https://t.co/js9J0KBYHW

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150M rural Indian households have tap water. Now we're ensuring it's safe to drink.
New partnership with SPM NIWAS strengthens chlorination across India's piped water systems.

🔗 See full details on the partnership via link in comments ⬇️

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Safe water means more than connections �� it means water that's safe at the point of consumption. We're committed to working alongside @spm_niwas to make that a reality for rural communities in India. #WASH #SafeWater #Chlorination #Water

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The National Level Workshop on Strengthening Chlorination for Safe Water Supply, hosted by #SPMNIWAS and @EvidenceAction, focused on improving chlorination practices. The event concluded with a commitment to ensure safe drinking water for all.

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Prevention saves lives.
$0.84 dual HIV/syphilis test
$0.50 treatment
1,000 lives saved in Liberia (8% → 88% screening in 4 years)

This is what accessible prevention looks like.

Read more: https://t.co/bK2VYneLgb

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World NTD Day: After remarkable progress, NTD funding has fallen 41% — just as elimination is within reach. Programs reaching millions of children cost <$0.50/child and return $169 per $1. We need partners to help finish the fight: https://t.co/0u2KEyhm7p #WorldNTDDay

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From 600,000 children in one state to 6 million across five — Nigeria shows what's possible when you scale what works. In Cross River State, schistosomiasis prevalence dropped 77%. #WorldNTDDay #Nigeria #NigeriaNTD https://t.co/eQgRyKuZLG

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'If we know about this disease, we can prevent it. If we talk about it, we can treat it.' In Malawi, we're partnering with government to fight schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted worms — 1.4 million treatments and counting. #WorldNTDDay #Malawi https://t.co/eQgRyKuZLG