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Blog: Creating Tools for Trust
Written by Noah Louis-Ferdinand Hesitancy towards public health is now something everyone has to care about. Last month, viral myths about COVID vaccines continued to …
TEPHINET Director Recognized with The Task Force’s Inaugural Consequential Compassion Award
When TEPHINET joined The Task Force in 2009, it consisted of only 30 field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) in the same number of countries. Today,
The Task Force Embarks on Initiative to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C
The Task Force for Global Health has launched an ambitious program to eliminate hepatitis B and C, two infectious diseases that affect more than 300
Influenza Symposium Kicks off The Task Force’s Inaugural Topics in Global Health Series
It’s flu season in the United States, and while flu causes more deaths and hospitalizations than any other vaccine-preventable disease in the country, most people
Global Health, Leadership, and Politics: Perspectives from Bill Foege
Global health luminary and The Task Force’s co-founder, Bill Foege, said public health leaders must be involved in the political process if they are to
Q&A with The Task Force Board’s Newest Member: Public Broadcasting Atlanta CEO Wonya Lucas
Wonya Lucas, who recently joined The Task Force for Global Health Board of Directors, is a veteran in the world of marketing and communications. She’s
From Destroying Humanity to Saving It: Task Force CEO’s Career a Study in Contrast
David Ross’s journey to leading the country’s second largest non-profit organization had far from a typical beginning. The CEO of The Task Force for Global
Letter from Our CEO: 2017, Another Breakthrough Year for The Task Force
Dear friends, A few years ago, I had the opportunity to join a meeting of ministry of health officials from countries in East Africa. Their
The Invisible Elements that Drive the Engine of Disease Elimination
On a cool October day in a village high up in the mountainous reaches of northern Pakistan, men, women, and children gathered to take a
Bridging the Digital Divide
The Public Health Informatics Institute helps broker unprecedented agreement on a standard for exchanging critical health information in the United States. It’s a cold
Bill Foege, MD, MPH, Speaking About His New Books
Our co-founder, Bill Foege, MD, MPH, spoke and signed his two newest books on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Decatur Book Festival in Decatur,
Why Social Science is Important in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Caroline Kusi Dr. Bill Foege – who co-founded The Task Force for Global Health, among his many other contributions to public health – once
Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa
If the world is to achieve the United Nation’s ambitious goal of stopping HIV transmission completely by 2030, more countries need to have robust laboratory
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.
