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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, …
New Coalition Aims to Maximize Impact of Health Campaigns
Many countries have set bold goals to prevent and eliminate diseases and a new Task Force initiative seeks to foster collaboration so countries can reach
Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines
The Task Force’s Brighton Collaboration is a group of more than 750 vaccine experts working on vaccine safety. Through its Safety Platform for Emergency vACcines
Adapting Public Health Efforts to a COVID-19 World
Like most aspects of life during COVID-19, global health programs have had to adapt. Task Force programs are deeply engaged in COVID-19 work while also
Celebrating Kenya’s Health Workforce System as Government Takes the Helm: Q&A with Program Leads Agnes Waudo and Martha Rogers
For the last 15 years, a team in Kenya has built a robust information system that has transformed the nation’s health workforce, enabling the country
Steps to Protect Virtual Run/Walk Crosses the Finish Line
The Task Force community stepped up to support health and racial equity. From Seattle, Washington to Washington, DC, 112 participants joined The Task Force for
#WearAMaskChallenge
The Task Force Celebrates World Mask Week by joining the World Health Organization’s #WearAMaskChallenge From August 7 – 14, Task Force staff shared pictures and
In Honor of World Hepatitis Day: Q&A with Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination Director John Ward, MD
Tuesday, July 28, marks World Hepatitis Day as a call to action against a preventable and curable disease that kills more than 1.3 million people
New Data Project on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Could Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Americans hear a lot about the country’s opioid crisis but less often about ways to counter it and help those impacted by opioid addiction. A
Zero Leprosy Secretariat Director Moves to New Task Force Role
The inaugural Secretariat Director of The Task Force’s Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy, Courtenay Dusenbury, MPH, is handing off that role to take on a
Videos from the Frontlines: Field Epidemiologists Tackling COVID-19
A recent video contest highlights field epidemiologists who are on the frontlines of COVID-19 response around the world, guiding public health interventions and disease surveillance.
Stigma: A Silent Consequence of COVID-19
The toll of COVID-19 is far greater than the 500,000+ people killed so far, the more than 10 million confirmed cases, the loss of work,
Staff Speak Out on Why Health Depends on Racial Equity
In early June, The Task Force for Global Health held an internal, open forum for staff to share their thoughts on racial justice. Participants discussed
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.
