On October 21st, 23rd, 28th, and 30th, CWW led 60-minute introductory calls for the four proposed working groups that emerged from the July 2025 STH Convening. The proposed working groups … Read more STH Working Group Introductory Calls
On July 16 and 17, 2025, 46 professionals from the STH community came together for a remote convening to develop practical solutions to strengthen effective drug use to support the … Read more STH Convening Memo
We propose 3 critical policy actions that constitute a paradigm shift in STH control and elimination that will increase eligible population reach and perhaps interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasites: … Read more Need for a paradigm shift in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control: Targeting the right people, in the right place, and with the right drug(s)
We propose 3 critical policy actions that constitute a paradigm shift in STH control and elimination that will increase eligible population reach and perhaps interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasites: … Read more Need for a paradigm shift in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control: Targeting the right people, in the right place, and with the right drug(s)
The present paper summarizes anthelmintic treatment coverage data over a 10-year period (2008–2018) from over 690 reports (reporting for more than 3.3 billion tablets) submitted to WHO by ministries of health. … Read more The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030
On November 1 and 2, 2017, the Committee met in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, in order to discuss the critical need to develop a data-driven guide to the … Read more Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020
On October 18–19, 2016, the Committee convened for 2 days in Basel, Switzerland, to review and discuss advances in operational research, anthelmintic treatment options, and diagnostic tools and strategies. Furthermore, programmatic … Read more Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination
Patrick Lammie, PhD, is the Interim Director of Children Without Worms. Dr. Lammie was formerly the Senior Staff Scientist in the Disease Elimination and Control Group in the Division of … Read more Patrick Lammie, PhD
Dr. Kristin Sullivan joined Children Without Worms in 2022, bringing over 15 years of experience as an infectious disease epidemiologist. In her role, she provides tailored technical and strategic support … Read more Kristin M. Sullivan, PhD
Aliyah joined the Task Force for Global Health in November 2024. Her previous experience includes providing programmatic support for various virtual capacity building programs for mid- and senior-career global health … Read more Aliyah Philippot, MPH
Andie Tucker is the Global Coalitions Lead at The Task Force for Global Health, where she supports the development and stewardship of global health coalitions that advance sustainable, country-led solutions … Read more Andie Tucker
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, commonly caused by roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale), were widespread among Ugandan schoolchildren in the late 1990s and … Read more Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged children in five districts in Uganda
In Bangladesh, preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in school-age children has been implemented since 2008. To evaluate the success of this strategy, surveys were conducted between 2017 and … Read more Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data
In March and May of 2022, we conducted follow-up surveys in five districts to determine how well the deworming campaigns have reduced infection prevalence in these communities. Among surveyed groups … Read more Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Uganda: Results from population-based prevalence surveys in five districts
CWW is happy to share the full 2016 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report with all partners and implementing organizations. Disclaimer: Inclusion of information in this report does not constitute ‘publication.’ Please … Read more 2016 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
CWW is happy to share the full 2017 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report with all partners and implementing organizations. Disclaimer: Inclusion of information in this report does not constitute ‘publication.’ Please … Read more 2017 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
CWW is happy to share the full 2018 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report with all partners and implementing organizations. Disclaimer: Inclusion of information in this report does not constitute ‘publication.’ Please … Read more 2018 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
CWW is happy to share the full 2019 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report with all partners and implementing organizations. Disclaimer: Inclusion of information in this report does not constitute ‘publication.’ Please … Read more 2019 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
CWW is happy to share the full 2022 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report with all partners and implementing organizations. Disclaimer: Inclusion of information in this report does not constitute ‘publication.’ Please … Read more 2022 STH Advisory Committee Meeting Report
Published on the Cochrane Library’s Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the review Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection was written by Garn et al. … Read more Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection (Review)