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Deworming efforts reach five billion doses as new coalition promises further progress
What Does World Polio Day Mean During A Vaccine-Preventable Pandemic?
By Andi Kezh, Task Force Intern Born in India in 1992, Grace Rossow didn’t receive the polio vaccine as a baby and contracted polio before she was a
Videos: Task Force, NGO and Pharmaceutical Partners Fighting Blindness Celebrate World Sight Day
World Sight Day, celebrated annually on the second Thursday of October, brings global awareness to vision impairment and blindness. According to the World Health Organization,
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Named Annual Citizen Awards Finalist for Role in Task Force Initiative
By Christa Bugg, Task Force Intern The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation selected The Task Force’s MedSurplus Alliance’s (MSA) private sector partner Bayer U.S. LLC
Cutting-edge Science: Developing the First-ever Polio Protection for People with Immunodeficiency
For most people, protection against polio comes from a vaccine, but a select group of people are not protected by the vaccine. People with certain
Blog: Tanzanian Youth Activists Leverage Social Media to End NTDs
By Noah Louis-Ferdinand, Task Force Intern As a young person who advocates for health in the U.S., I have always found my efforts to be
Videos: Why I Am a Field Epidemiologist
Field epidemiologists are the backbone of a country’s defense against public health threats like COVID-19, Ebola, and other disease outbreaks. When an outbreak occurs, field
Q&A on the Pandemic Frontlines: Insights on the First World Field Epidemiology Day
To honor field epidemiologists who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic all around the world, September 7 marked the first World Field Epidemiology Day. The Task
The Movement to Eliminate NTDs: Successes & Challenges of a Foundation in Compassion (Vol. 7)
Hover over the report and use the grey arrows to click through the pages. DOWNLOAD https://youtu.be/Ksgfy4GFPgg BACK TO FACE’S BEAT
Podcast: Disinformation and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Disinformation – false information intended to mislead – is a common challenge for public health campaigns and has hampered COVID-19 efforts from the start. WhetherÂ
Protecting Mental Health in High-Stress Roles: Q&A with Compassion Experts David Addiss and Jolie Wills
New spikes in cases of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant have put additional stress on health workers, with some leaving in the middle of
It’s Time to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
With more than 4 million known deaths, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how underprepared many health systems are to protect people. While it is difficult
Elimination Champions Honored for World Hepatitis Day
July 28th marks World Hepatitis Day to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including
