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
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
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
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
By Grace Hollister, Evidence Action (STH Coalition partner) Parasitic worm infection, or soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), is one of the most prevalent causes of illness among the world’s poorest and most … Read more Essential ingredients: a framework for STH control programming
It’s an oft-quoted adage that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Nowhere is that maxim more firmly embraced than among the constellation of STH Coalition as they … Read more Progress, Partners and Promise: Mapping the Way Forward
STH Coalition partners, and increasingly ministry of health-led national STH programs it supports, aim to achieve the WHO-defined goal of eliminating STH as a public health problem by 2020. To achieve this … Read more STH Coalition to Provide Opportunities for Strengthening National STH Programs