Think Globally, Act Locally Incorporating Data into STH Program Decisions 19th – 20th June, 2022 Since 2008, through successful implementation of school-based deworming programs throughout Bangladesh, the worm infestation rate has … Read more The Bangladesh STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis) Summit 2022
Dr Khumbo Kalua acts as the Research Director of Malawi’s Blantyre Institute for Community Outreach (BICO), that works in collaboration with Ministries of Health and Education in Malawi, as well … Read more Khumbo Kalua
Dr. Matt Freeman is the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Environmental Health, with joint appointments in the departments of Global Health and Epidemiology, at the Emory University Rollins School of … Read more Dr. Matthew Freeman
Children Without Worms (CWW), a program of the Task Force for Global Health, are pleased to announce Dr. Paul Emerson, as incoming Director of Children Without Worms. Paul brings over … Read more Dr. Paul Emerson Appointed Director of Children Without Worms
As Deputy Director, Mariana provides strategic leadership and technical direction for the CWW program. Mariana is responsible for overall management, implementation, personnel budget, and financial oversight of the program. Before … Read more Mariana Stephens, MPH
Dr. Kristin Sullivan supports CWW with program direction and operations. She is responsible for providing programmatic, budgetary, and governance expertise to ensure that CWW’s programs are compliant with all interests … Read more Kristin Sullivan, PhD
The 11th Annual Neglected Tropical Disease NGO (NNN) Conference will take place from Tuesday 8th – Thursday 10th September 2020. Originally scheduled to take place in Kathmandu, Nepal, the conference … Read more NNN 2020 Annual Conference
Purpose of the meeting: Implementing NTD mass drug administration (MDA) programs in remote regions of the world is a complex process fraught with hurdles that require logistical planning and careful … Read more CWW EVENT: NTD Supply Chain Forum Meeting
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.
Dr. Bruno Levecke is the coordinator of Starworms, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project that aims to develop and validate tools to strengthen monitoring and surveillance of drug efficacy … Read more Dr. Bruno Levecke
Dr. Hadley Matendechero Sultani is a consultant psychiatric pharmacist with a master’s degree in clinical pharmacy from the University of Nairobi. He currently serves as the Head, Division of Vector … Read more Dr. Hadley Matendechero Sultani