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Worldwide, more than 850 million children are in need of regular treatment intestinal worm infection or soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH). Children who are infected become malnourished, listless, and have difficulty learning, which impedes their ability to become healthy, productive adults.
Reducing the number of children infected by intestinal worms takes a collaborative effort. Children Without Worms (CWW), which began in 2006 as a partnership between the Task Force for Global Health, Johnson & Johnson and the World Health Organization, collaborates with global health partners and ministries of health to administer Vermox® (mebendazole), a deworming medication, to children at school. CWW supports programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America through capacity building in countries, monitoring and evaluation, and also links governments with NGOs.
Medicines that regularly treat all at-risk populations, good hygiene, clean water for washing hands and improved sanitation are vital components of CWW’s multi-pronged approach to keeping children free from worms. However, it can be challenging to implement these components in areas with limited access to improved sanitation and safe water.
Watch and share this video to see how CWW is helping school-aged children in Uganda stay healthy.
Presented by Johnson & Johnson, Major Partner of the 2016 Global Citizen Festival, and supporting partner with the Republic of Uganda, UNICEF, Children Without Worms, and the World Health Organization.
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