The GOAL
Over the last 20 years, various parties (including many STH Coalition members) have successfully increased the level of attention given to STH control. Since declaring STH as a public health problem in 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a strategic plan outlining Targets & Milestones that serve as a foundation for a global STH control strategy. Each year WHO publishes a report on the Number of People Treated within STH control programs.
2020: WHO TARGETS & MILESTONES
The global goal established by WHO is to eliminate morbidity due to STH in children by 2020. As described herein, we recognize that the stated goal largely ignores hookworm and those most infected by that parasite. Regardless, the elimination of morbidity, also referred to as elimination of STH as public health problem, will in large part result from regular treatment of at least 75% of children in endemic areas.. WHO has set milestones to monitor and evaluate the global progress of STH control. See more information on WHO milestones and the 2020 strategic plan here.
2015: Number of People Treated
In 2015, over 1 billion individuals received preventive chemotherapy for STH.
• 269 million (48% coverage) preschool-aged children
• 571 million (63% coverage) school-aged children
• 250 million women of childbearing age
Treatment coverage of school-age children increased from 45% in 2014; however, between 2014 and 2015, there was a slight decrease (51% to 48%) in coverage of preschool-age children.

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WHO weekly epidemiological record: number of people treated in 2015
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/251908/1/WER9149_50.pdf?ua=1
WHO PCT Databank
http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/preventive_chemotherapy/sth/en