Parasites are one of the leading causes of disease in the third world.

One of the poorest and hardest hit countries is the small island nation of Haiti in the Caribbean.

CBN's Operation Blessing International is in the city of Jeremie.

The aid organization has recently distributed more than 1,700 anti-parasite pills to kids in schools and orphanages across the country.

Operation Blessing plans to distribute about 1 million pills in Haiti this fall.

The effort is part of a worldwide campaign to hand out more than 18 million anti-parasite tablets to children.

You can find out more by going to Operation Blessing's Web site.