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Scientists from seven African countries train to use next-gen river blindness diagnostic tool
Participants at training session at Smith’s campus in Northampton, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Steven Williams. A new tool and protocol for testing for onchocerciasis (oncho, …
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Raising Awareness of a Newly Vaccine-Preventable Disease
This past winter, many parents became aware of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time. An especially severe RSV season in the United States
The Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction Becomes The Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives
Photo courtesy of The Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives The Task Force for Global Health’s Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction (PIVI) was launched in 2013
Webinar: Compassion: An Engine for Primary Health Care
During the virtual event, “Compassion: An Engine for Primary Health Care,” Dr. Shams Syed, Head of Policy and Partnerships at WHO’s Special Programme on Primary
MEDIA ADVISORY: Task Force for Global Health Experts at UN General Assembly
Photo header courtesy of UN Photo/Manuel Elías for UN News. Task Force leaders, including representatives from the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination and the Partnership
The Task Force at the 78th United Nations General Assembly
President of UNGA 78 H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis. Photo courtesy of Lynn Heinisch. Task Force for Global Health experts participated in events focused on pandemic
The Task Force for Global Health receives new grant to improve public health campaigns
Photo courtesy of UNICEF The Task Force for Global Health has received a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve public
Remembering Aryc Mosher: Global Health Advocate, LGBTQIA+ Activist, and A Friend to All
Aryc W. Mosher. Photo courtesy of Paul Emerson. The Task Force for Global Health is mourning the loss of our dear friend and fellow advocate
South-To-South Collaboration Spurs Innovation: Ugandan and Tanzanian Health Experts Join Forces
Photo courtesy of Betty Nabette Earlier this year, we shared a story about a collaboration between Georgia Tech, The Task Force’s Children Without Worms program,
Q&A with Board Member Bushra Sayed-Ganguly
Photo courtesy of Bushra Sayed-Ganguly As a partner in the banking and capital markets practice at EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young) Bushra Sayed-Ganguly
Intern Spotlight: Andi Kezh
Photo courtesy of Andi Kezh More than 25 interns work at the Task Force each year, with projects ranging from expanding access to Hepatitis B
Egypt and Ghana Team Up To Eliminate Hepatitis C
John Ward, director of Global Coalition for Hepatitis Elimination, and Yvonne Ayerki Nartey, a physician at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in Ghana and a research
Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy secretariat transitions from The Task Force for Global Health
Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Leadership Team. Photo courtesy of Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy. In the global push to eliminate leprosy The Task Force’s
Header photo caption: A drug distributor travels long distances to a remote village in Cameroon to get medicines for onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis to marginalized societies most in need.
