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
Monzur Morshed Patwary is a current Fellow with the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. His fellowship focuses on pandemic preparedness and response, … Read more CWW welcomes Monzur Patwary, Emory Humphrey Fellow
The overarching belief that a world free of the morbidity from Neglected Tropical Diseases and Intestinal Worms is possible, is the foundation of the mission of Children Without Worms (CWW). … Read more World NTD Day 2023
“A world free of tropical infectious diseases”, the vision of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, … Read more STH Programs at 2022 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
CWW is delighted to share a new video that showcases our collaborative efforts to control and prevent intestinal worm infections in Bangladesh. Working in close partnership with the Ministry of … Read more Video highlights Bangladesh’s success in fighting intestinal worms
The Trinity Challenge is a new global initiative launched by 22 founding partners, including GSK, a CWW donor, to promote new and innovative ways of harnessing data and analytics to … Read more Partners launch new initiative to protect against health emergencies
The August 2020 webinar featured presentations from Evidence Action, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Children Without Worms on STH operations research in Kenya. Click on the … Read more STH Coalition Webinar Recording: M&E innovations by Kenya NTD partners to strengthen program data
STH Operations Research in Kenya We look forward to seeing you at our next STH Coalition webinar on August 25th, 2020, 9.00-10.30 AM EDT on STH Operations Research in Kenya. Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/95374115652?pwd=ZGl1Unl2WThiZW4rcEtqV1dhbVhlUT09 … Read more STH Coalition Webinar: STH Operations Research in Kenya
A new paper1 published in PLOS NTDs demonstrates the feasibility and challenges of an international external quality assessment scheme (EQAS) to test and ensure the quality of molecular diagnostic testing for … Read more New study led by STH Advisory Committee members with contributions from CWW on STH Diagnostics
CWW has been working with the Ministry of Health, Kenya and other partners to strengthen national NTD epidemiology and data management. Click through the slideshow below to see how our … Read more CWW in Kenya: A Photo Essay
In a new paper published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Rubina Imtiaz, MBBS, CWW Director, and other global public health experts called for a unified response to the … Read more All Hands on Deck: A synchronized approach to fighting COVID-19