Quarterly Dose Newsletter
Children Without Worms (CWW) highlights its work and the work of its partners and other organizations conducting deworming activities around the world in its Quarterly Dose Newsletter. The newsletter presents program success stories, applauds those who implement deworming activities and other WASHED Framework components, provides best practices and recommendations for deworming treatments, and delivers valuable information to the STH control community.
May 2011 Quarterly Dose
Contents: announces that CWW is accepting applications for donations of mebendazole and albendazole; introduces new Senior Program Associate, Kerry Gallo; reflects on Cambodia's STH control success from Dr. Antonio Montresor's perspective; highlights the 2009 Global NGO Deworming Inventory; announces the opening of 2010 Inventory; and discusses recent Izumi Foundation grant awards for STH control projects to Nicaragua and Bolivia. [PDF version]
January 2011 Quarterly Dose
Contents: highlights CWW's partnerships to promote comprehensive STH control, including partnerships with UNICEF and Helen Keller International (HKI). We also learn from program partner, Irina Spencer, how the mebendazole donations have benefited Cape Verde. [PDF version]
May 2010 Quarterly Dose
Contents: overall focus on applying WASHED Framework for STH Control, with articles on work in Cameroon by Zerca y Lejos, efforts by the Public Health and Environment (PHE) program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Cameroon, and an overview of the WASHED framework. [PDF version]
February 2010 Quarterly Dose
Contents: articles on the Global NGO Deworming Inventory project and MAC Observations and Recommendations, along with an introduction to CWW Senior Program Associate, Meklit Berhan. [PDF version]
September 2009 Quarterly Dose
Contents: approaches for monitoring drug coverage, along with program partner profile of Dr. Jeremiahs Twa-Twa of Uganda, and program country success story for Lao PDR.
May 2009 Quarterly Dose
Contents: highlights work of program partner Dr. Israt Hafiz of Bangladesh, program country success story for Cameroon, and an article on ensuring the continued efficacy of Benzamidizoles (BZ) in treating hookworm and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH).
August 2008 CWW Newsletter
Contents: presents articles on partnerships for STH control, plus CWW's work in Cameroon, Uganda, Zambia, and Bangladesh. [PDF version]