This piece of intestine, blocked by worms, was surgically removed from a 3-year-old boy at Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The child survived, but no child should be subjected to such an easily preventable condition. Photo: Allen Jefthas Credit: South African Medical Research Council. This photo appeared here: Research brief from 2006 from South Africa: www.mrc.ac.za/policybriefs/worms.pdf Photo provided by Lyn Hanmer, PhD Burden of Disease Research Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications South African Medical Research Council eMail: lyn.hanmer@mrc.ac.za