Quarterly Dose - December 2011
In this issue of the Quarterly Dose, Children Without Worms announces new leadership for the program and advisory committee, names the countries that have joined our program, and places a spotlight on one of these countries, Nigeria. The issue concludes by highlighting the importance of logistics coordination to ensure the increased donations reach program countries in time for scheduled mass drug administrations (MDAs).
Letter from the Director: December 2011
December 14, 2011 by Ginny Hare
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In: December 2011
CWW Welcomes New Director, Dr. David Addiss, MD, MPH
December 14, 2011 by CWW Staff
Children Without Worms (CWW) recently welcomed Dr. David Addiss, MD, MPH, as its new Director. Dr. Addiss, who possesses a strong background working in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), joins the program at an exciting time for CWW and for control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) as a public health problem. CWW has received commitments for scaled up donations of mebendazole from Johnson & Johnson and albendazole from GlaxoSmithKline, new countries have been invited to receive these donations, and the STH Control Committee has also welcomed new leadership.
In: December 2011
Expanding the Deworming Programme in Nigeria
December 13, 2011 by CWW Staff
This year many countries applied to be recipients of the mebendazole donated by Johnson & Johnson and the albendazole donated by GlaxoSmithKline. As a result, CWW is now working with new government representatives from the countries that successfully applied for the donations. One of these countries was Nigeria. Dr. Nebe Obiageli of Nigeria’s National Schistosomiasis and STH Control Programme explains why the programme applied for the mebendazole donation and how it intends to use the deworming medication to further Nigeria’s STH control efforts.
In: December 2011
Cassandra Holloway: Coordinating Supply Logistics for CWW
December 12, 2011 by CWW Staff
Cassandra Holloway joined CWW this past February and took on a critical role for the program—ensuring that the donations of mebendazole reach recipient countries in time for scheduled mass drug administration campaigns (MDAs). Logistics coordination has become increasingly important as new recipient countries join the program and the number of donated doses increases. Fortunately, Cassandra’s ability to see the big picture along with her data management skills have helped CWW address the program’s growing demands in this area.
In: December 2011
Toward More Effective Collaboration between Ministries and NGDOs
December 11, 2011 by CWW Staff
In October, the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Non-governmental Development Organization (NGDO) Network held their annual meeting in Nairobi Kenya. At that meeting, a variety of government ministry officials and representatives from NGDOs held a panel discussion on how these two groups can better collaborate on their efforts to control NTDs such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and trachoma. (Pictured Left: Eye clinic in Vietnam to treat trichiasis. Photo Credit: Mark Tuschman and the International Trachoma Initiative)
In: December 2011