Our Dream Big campaign runs until 7 December - click here to donate! OUR HISTORY 2002 SCI FOUNDED The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Health Programme granted a £20 million award to establish the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) at Imperial College London, under the leadership of Professor Alan Fenwick. The grant allowed the SCI to provide a proof-of-concept for national-scale schistosomiasis programmes. It assisted the Ministries of Health and Education to deliver treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in 6 countries, targeting school-age children and adults at high risk of infection. 2006 GLOBAL NETWORK FOR NTDS The SCI became a founding partner of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases which promoted the integration of control or elimination programmes against seven NTDs. 2007 40 MILLION TREATMENTS DELIVERED By 2007, the SCI had facilitated the delivery of approximately 40 million treatments of praziquantel against schistosomiasis, and many more deworming doses of albendazole. 2010 EXPANDING REACH The SCI expanded its reach after the award of the management of ICOSA (Integrated Control of Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminths in sub-Saharan Africa) - a programme funded by the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID). 2013 100 MILLION TREATMENTS DELIVERED The SCI announced that it had facilitated the delivery of its 100 millionth treatment of praziquantel against schistosomiasis thanks to funding from private donations which complemented the ICOSA award from DFID. 2016 DELIVERING 50 MILLION TREATMENTS PER YEAR The SCI reached an annual delivery of over 50 million treatments against parasitic worm infections. 2018 200 MILLIONTH TREATMENT DELIVERED By December 2018, the SCI had facilitated the delivery of its 200 millionth treatment against parasitic worm infections. 2019 SCI BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT ORGANISATION – SCI FOUNDATION 2020 REACHED 48 MILLION PEOPLE DURING COVID-19 We delivered 61.5 million treatments in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and have been recommended as a top charity by GiveWell for the 10th consecutive year SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST Follow us: Contact us Jobs Join our mailing list Safeguarding Privacy Policy Media Centre SCI Foundation is recommended by: SCI Foundation is a charity registered in England & Wales SCI Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP | Registered company number 11775313 | Registered charity number 1182166 © SCI Foundation 2021 We’ve placed functionality cookies on your device to help our website run effectively. By clicking OK, you agree to our use of cookies. See our Privacy Policy for full info and how to disable these cookies through your browser settings. If you don’t click OK, we’ll restrict the use of analytics cookies. OK