The 2019 annual meeting of the STH Advisory Committee (STHAC) was held September 15-16, in Liverpool, UK. Dr. Jürg Utzinger, Professor and Director of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, … Read more STH Advisory Committee meets in Liverpool, September 2019
Imtiaz R. Peer Review Report: Insights from quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for soil-transmitted helminths [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Gates Open Res … Read more Peer Review Report: Insights from quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for soil-transmitted helminths [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
A historic partnership in Kenya will allow the Ministry of Health (MOH) to generate new, robust evidence to map Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH or intestinal worms) and develop targeted interventions at … Read more Building sustainable epidemiological capacity to eliminate NTDs in Kenya
We are pleased to welcome the Cara Tupps as the newest member of the CWW team! Cara comes to us from London, where she earned her MSc in Public Health for Development … Read more Welcome, Cara Tupps!
Webinar presentation by the World Bank’s Deworming initiative and webinar recording
Matthew Freeman, Oladele Okogun, Vicente Belazario, Simon Brooker, Theresa Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Seung Lee, Sultani Matendechero, Rachel Pullan Juerg Utzinger. Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of … Read more Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020
Webinar presentation by the DeWorm 3 team on progress made in the DeWorm 3 project and webinar summary
In November 2018, CWW surveyed STH Coalition members on the 2030 STH targets drafted by WHO and the STH Advisory Committee. This report presents an analysis of the survey results.
NTDeliver, a groundbreaking online tool that addresses key global health supply chain challenges, grew out of the work of Cassandra Holloway of Children Without Worms (CWW). From 2011 to 2014, … Read more Partners come together to solve supply chain challenges in global health
“We have leaders, we have thinkers, we have doers… let’s get together and beat this scourge!” – in this short video Dr. Rubina Imtiaz, CWW Director, talks to us about CWW’s … Read more What is CWW’s Director most excited about for the future?
National deworming programs need high-quality data to scale-up interventions, streamline intervention delivery, and direct resources where they are most needed. According to Alex Jones, the Deputy Director of Children Without … Read more Fighting intestinal worm infections with better data
Taking action to Stop STH – an infographic about the STH Coalition
This infographic provides an overview of the global STH burden and actions taken by global partners to stop STH English Spanish French
As we close out a busy 2018 at CWW, we reflect on the work we’ve done over last 12 months to engage with countries and partners to improve public health … Read more 2018 Highlights
This document describes the 2018-2020 work plan of the Coalition for the Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH Coalition). STH Coalition work plan 2018-2020
Gyorkos, T., Montresor, A., Belizario, V., et al. (2018). The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(11), p.e0006740
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: CWW analyses of the state of preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminthiasis Please join CWW for their presentation of two posters at the … Read more Upcoming at the 2018 Annual Meeting
The facilitator’s guide is a companion document to the STH policy assessment discussion guide and provides detailed steps to planning the administration of the STH policy assessment at the national … Read more STH Policy Assessment Facilitator’s Guide
This discussion guide is intended to enable an assessment of policies that support effective national-level control of STH.The Discussion Guide is used to assess the degree to which relevant STH … Read more STH Policy Assessment Discussion Guide