Dr. Paul Emerson directs both Children Without Worms and the International Trachoma Initiative at the Task Force for Global Health, bringing over 25 years of experience working in Africa to … Read more Paul Emerson, PhD
Dhakal, S., Karim, M.J., Kawsar, A.A., Irish, J., Rahman, M., Tupps, C., Kabir, A., Imtiaz, R. (2020). Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains. PLOS Neglected … Read more Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains
Niveditha began working with Children Without Worms in January 2022 as a Senior Program Associate, supporting the team’s global projects with program management, relationship management, key logistical and administrative needs, … Read more Niveditha Narasimhan, MPH
7 September 2021, 15:00 – 17:00 (BST/London) / 10:00 – 12:00 EDT (USA) | Virtual Platform The Schistosomiasis (SCH) and Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) Disease-Specific Group of the NNN is convening a meeting … Read more Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) Disease-Specific Group Virtual Meeting / Réunion du groupe spécifique sur la schistosomiase et les géo-helminthes
Children Without Worms, secretariat of The Soil-transmitted Helminth (STH) Coalition, advocates for renewed efforts of collaboration with Global Schistosomiasis (SCH) Alliance and relevant stakeholders to scale up control programs for … Read more Increasing efficiencies from integrating control and elimination programmes for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis
CWW is pleased to share a systematic literature review1 titled, “Qualitative systematic literature review of global soil-transmitted helminthiasis prevalence and intensity studies.” The literature review was undertaken to assess the … Read more New! CWW systematic review of global soil-transmitted helminthiasis prevalence and intensity studies
The government of Bangladesh conducted school-based mass drug administration (MDA) for over 10 years to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. School-based evaluations of MDA indicate a reduction in STH burden … Read more Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains
Author Summary STH prevalence and intensity measures form the basis of WHO goals and action thresholds for national programs in endemic countries. Considering the importance of these STH burden measures, … Read more Qualitative systematic literature review of global soil-transmitted helminthiasis prevalence and intensity studies
CWW is delighted to share a summary of the 2020 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Outcomes & Recommendations. Publication date: The meeting report was disseminated in November 2020. This summary was … Read more 2020 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Outcomes & Recommendations
Cools P, van Lieshout L, Koelewijn R, Addiss D, Ajjampur SSR, et al. (2020) First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study. PLOS … Read more First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study
A new paper1 published in PLOS NTDs describes the complex supply chain systems necessary for the delivery of preventive chemotherapy for neglected tropical diseases (NTD) interventions. The paper notes that the … Read more New paper co-authored by CWW team member on strengthening the NTD Supply Chain through partnerships
Ebrahim, S. H., Gozzer, E., Ahmed, Y., Imtiaz, R., Ditekemena, J., Rahman, N. M. M., Schlagenhauf, P., Alqahtani, S. A., & Memish, Z. A. (2021). COVID-19 in the least developed, … Read more COVID-19 in the least developed, fragile, and conflict-affected countries — How can the most vulnerable be protected?
CWW is delighted to share the 2020 NTD Supply Chain Forum Meeting Report! Publication date: This report was disseminated in October 2020. Please contact Children Without Worms (cww@taskforce.org) with comments … Read more 2020 NTD Supply Chain Forum Meeting Report
CWW hosted the second of the bi-annual meetings of the NTD SCF in September 2020. Participants included representatives from national Ministries of Health, the WHO, implementing partner organizations, and pharmaceutical … Read more Children Without Worms (CWW) hosts the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Supply Chain Forum (SCF) meeting
CWW is delighted to share the 2020 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report! Publication date: This report was disseminated in November 2020. Please contact Children Without Worms (cww@taskforce.org) with comments or … Read more 2020 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
Souza AA, Holloway C, Williams T (2020) The NTD Supply Chain Forum—Strengthening the backbone of NTD programs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(11): e0008818. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008818
CWW has been working with the Ministry of Health, Bangladesh and other partners to strengthen national NTD program monitoring and data management through use of the Integrated Community-Based Survey for … Read more STH Control in Bangladesh: A Photo Essay
CWW is hosting the annual STH Advisory Committee meeting October 28-29, 2020. Purpose of the meeting: The purpose of the annual STH Advisory Committee meeting is to discuss new research … Read more CWW EVENT: STH Advisory Committee Meeting
Together with Evidence Action and the COR-NTD secretariat, Children Without Worms facilitated a pre-meeting session called, “India’s new helminth control paradigm – Large-scale refinements: implementation, evaluation, and Roadmap development for … Read more India’s new helminth control paradigm
Together with the London Centre for NTD Research and the COR-NTD secretariat, Children Without Worms facilitated a pre-meeting session called, “WaSH: Where’s the evidence? Understanding the role of WaSH in … Read more WaSH: Where’s the evidence? COR-NTD session, October 14, 2020