In a new paper published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Rubina Imtiaz, MBBS, CWW Director, and other global public health experts called for a unified response to the … Read more All Hands on Deck: A synchronized approach to fighting COVID-19
Shahul H Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Jiatong Zhuo MD, MSc, Ernesto Gozzer MD, MSc, Qanta A. Ahmed MD, FCCP, Rubina Imtiaz MD, et al. (2020). All Hands on Deck: A Synchronized … Read more All Hands on Deck: A Synchronized Whole-of-World Approach for COVID-19 Mitigation
CWW is excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website! As a leader in STH policy, innovation, and advocacy, CWW needs to make news and resources about global … Read more Announcing the Launch of CWW’s New Website
The Global M&E Framework, developed in collaboration with the STH Coalition and supporting partners, provides an overview of existing M&E tools and guidelines from WHO and other implementing partners. It … Read more Global Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
This manual describes how to conduct an Integrated Community-based Survey for Program Monitoring (ICSPM). The ICSPM is a probability household survey that measures prevalence of any STH infection and of … Read more ICSPM Reference Manual
The CWW fact sheet provides an overview of CWW’s vision, mission, and strategies.
Dr. Theresa Gyorkos is a Canadian-based researcher in global health and infectious (parasite) disease epidemiology. She has over 25 years of experience conducting population-based primary epidemiological field research in Canada … Read more Dr. Theresa Gyorkos
807 million – 1,221 million people are infected with Ascaris, or roundworm — making it the most common human helminthic infection in the world.
An estimated 576 – 740 million people are infected with hookworm. Hookworm infections, while less prevalent than roundworm or whipworm infections, are responsible for the majority of deaths by STH infection.
Dr. Alejandro Krolewiecki is the National Director for Diseases and Risk Prevention in Argentina’s Ministry of Health. He also works as a researcher at the Tropical Diseases Research Institute at … Read more Dr. Alejandro Krolewiecki
An estimated 604 million – 795 million people are infected with Trichuris, or whipworm. Together with roundworm, these two STHs account for a major burden of disease worldwide.