Their previous top charity, Village Reach, no longer has much room for more funding. Which is a good thing: partly through givewell's influence they now have as much money as they can put to good use.
I seem to remember estimates of $500 per life saved for Village Reach, and AMF estimates about $2,000 per life saved. Was Village Reach abnormally cheap, or what changed? (Did I misremember the Village Reach numbers?)
As of today, GiveWell has two new top charities:
1. Against Malaria Foundation
2. Schistosomiastis Control Initiative
Their previous top charity, Village Reach, no longer has much room for more funding. Which is a good thing: partly through givewell's influence they now have as much money as they can put to good use.