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Deworming efforts reach five billion doses as new coalition promises further progress

Did You Know About the “Other” Bill?
The highest honor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is called the William C. Watson Jr. Medal of Excellence, in honor of

Building Vaccine Confidence: Q&A with Our Vaccine Expert, Karen Ernst
We spoke with The Task Force’s Voices for Vaccines Director Karen Ernst about the latest rumors and misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, and how experts

Task Force Joins 74th World Health Assembly
The Task Force is attending the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 74th World Health Assembly, May 24 to June 1. As an official WHO non-State actor,
Compassionate Leadership in Global Health
Many of us have hit a breaking point. We’re tired of connecting with colleagues through two-dimensional screens, struggling to cope with isolation from our friends

Joining Forces to Fight Disease in Latin America: Q&A with Mundo Sano and The Task Force
The Task Force and Mundo Sano Foundation, a family foundation based in Spain and Argentina that works to transform the lives of people affected with

MIT and Atlanta Groups Pilot Novel Approaches to Reach Communities of Color with COVID Services
In the first year of the pandemic, nearly 30 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID-19 and 540,000 died, with a disproportionate number of cases and

New Studies Analyze Effectiveness of Combining Health Campaigns
Eight new studies will assess the impact of collaborative planning to maximize health campaigns, with funding from The Task Force’s Health Campaign Effectiveness (HCE) program.

Protecting African Newborns from Hepatitis B
A new initiative aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in Africa. Beginning in March, a diverse group of stakeholders started meeting online to

Press Release: Digital Health Platform, Patientory, Partners with The Task Force
ATLANTA – Patientory Inc. is partnering with The Task Force Global Health to serve as a nonprofit donation option for Patientory clients to donate their

A New Home for the NTD Supply Chain Forum
The Task Force is delighted to announce that the Neglected Tropical Diseases Supply Chain Forum (NTD-SCF), a multi-stakeholder collaboration of NTD partners solving supply chain

Investing in Women Improves Health for All
In the month of March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day (March 8) and the U.S. marks Women’s History Month. While strides have been made

Tackling Gender Disparities in Health: Q&A with Three Experts
When health practitioners and researchers look at underlying causes of poor health and well-being, they see a number of interconnected issues, from race to gender