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Country Support

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Children Without Worms was established in 2006 as a partnership between Johnson and Johnson and the Task Force for Global Health. GSK joined this partnership in 2012 with its donation of albendazole.

Children Without Worms was established in 2006 as a partnership between Johnson and Johnson and the Task Force for Global Health. Children Without Worms was the first program focused exclusively on reducing the burden of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in school-age children around the world. In 2012, we partnered with GSK to further advance intestinal worm control programs

While the drug donations are now being managed directly by the World Health Organization, Children Without Worms continues to work with partners to advance STH control and elimination through operational research, strengthening partnerships, and technical leadership.

Our work would not be possible without the generous support of Johnson & Johnson, GSK, and other donors.

Country Engagement Strategy

We empower national STH programs to make evidence-based decisions that drive program improvements through technical assistance. We support ministries of health in conducting parasitological surveys, developing standardized epidemiological assessment tools, identifying programmatic priorities, and improving data transparency through digital platforms and progress reporting. Our ongoing collaboration with national programs in Bangladesh, Tanzania, Malawi, and the Dominican Republic includes building local capacity to ensure that interventions are delivered both effectively and efficiently to help protect vulnerable children worldwide.

Partnerships and Advocacy

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Eliminating STH as a public health problem worldwide is challenging and complex. That is why Children Without Worms focuses on partnerships and advocacy. Working together, we can achieve action across sectors to eliminate suffering from intestinal worm infections.

We build consensus among a broad group of stakeholders and seek to minimize duplication of efforts in advancing STH interventions. As a non-governmental organization with non-state official actor status, Children Without Worms works closely with the World Health Organization, pharmaceutical donors, non-governmental organizations, national implementing partners, and private-public coalitions to eliminate suffering from intestinal worm infections. Moreover, as the secretariat of the STH Coalition, Children Without Worms provides expertise in facilitation, knowledge management, communications, and operational continuity to support the Coalition’s objectives.

Technical Leadership

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Because of its expertise in STH and long-established collaborative relationships with partners, Children Without Worms is uniquely suited to provide technical and scientific leadership to the STH community.

We provide comprehensive technical support to national STH control programs to optimize the use of donated deworming medication, strengthen capacity, and advance sustainable STH control. We also support the publication of peer-reviewed papers, help identify operational research questions, partner with World Health Organization and other organizations to facilitate rapid adoption of research findings, and support the implementation of STH-related impact assessments.

Our Staff

Partnership and collaboration have been key tenets for Children Without Worms since our inception in 2006. Those tenets are best personified by our team of compassionate, committed staff members.