The Task Force’s 35+ years of experience and depth of expertise enabled us to contribute in many ways to global, national, and local efforts to control the pandemic. We and our partners coordinated the distribution of more than 9 million essential medical supplies; trained and equipped epidemiologists on disease surveillance and response; provided guidance on harmonizing safety data collection in vaccine trials; informed development of supplemental tools for contact tracing; and helped countries navigate disruptions to treatment for other diseases and prepare to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. In our home base of Atlanta, we served as local public health advisors and hosted our first virtual-run fundraiser to support Black Lives Matter and a community clinic serving refugees and others hard-hit by COVID-19.

The stories here illustrate ways we stepped up to navigate the twists and turns of this unprecedented year, drawing from our core values and core mission.