Katie Fantaguzzi: Why Deworming is Crucial for Millions of Children

In this episode, we speak with Katie Fantaguzzi. Katie lives in Texas and transitioned from work in private healthcare consulting to measurement and evaluation for global health nonprofits. She is now a Senior MER advisor at the SCI Foundation, which treats millions of people suffering from parasitic worm infections.

Some things we touch on in this episode

• Does a data-driven approach conflict with a faith-driven approach in doing good?

• How SCI Foundation administered 1 billion deworming treatments.

• How bad parasitic worms are and how deworming works.

• Why deworming is so effective and how it will change in the future.

• Being motivated in private sector jobs vs. nonprofit jobs.

• Whether Christians should work in Christian vs. secular charities.

• Living with the monastic community of St. Anselm in London.