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Table 6 Global annual projections of numbers of tablets needed under scenarios 1, 2 and 3

From: Estimated need for anthelminthic medicines to control soil-transmitted helminthiases in school-aged children, 2020–2030

Year

Scenario 1

Total no. of tablets (in thousands) with no consideration of impact of deworming programmes on prevalence reduction

Scenario 2

Total no. of tablets (in thousands) with 36% reduction in no. of tablets needed following prevalence reduction every five years of PC implementation with effective coverage

Scenario 3

Total no. of tablets (in thousands) with progressive phasing out of drug donations. Results of univariate sensitivity analysis in parenthesis.

2017

591 751

546 603

546 603

2018

635 958

585 432

585 432

2019

674 838

534 948

534 948

2020

703 027

561 139

561 139

2021

728 749

584 828

584 828

2022

754 452

577 459

370 224 (284 943–450 908)

2023

780 215

594 601

377 245 (290 609–461 146)

2024

805 194

540 395

325 958 (267 142–402 721)

2025

828 508

559 632

335 943 (276 153–415 993)

2026

844 095

551 456

333 383 (272 740–393 256)

2027

859 071

489 806

300 247 (240 639–348 937)

2028

874 104

496 910

304 582 (244 205–354 161)

2029

889 459

470 456

288 683 (228 751–338 970)

2030

905 146

460 526

231 507 (215 746–331 983)

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