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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 …
African Grants Program Builds Local Capacity to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
Africa accounts for 40 percent of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Last year, The Task Force and its partners launched a USAID-funded
Antibiotic for Trachoma Can Potentially Save Children’s Lives
New research supported by The Task Force’s International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) has found that mass administration of a low-cost antibiotic can dramatically reduce deaths in
Dr. Ann Aerts Discusses New Leprosy Partnership
Head of Novartis Foundation, Ann Aerts, MD, visited our HQ this month to discuss the opportunities for the new Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy. The
New Drug Resistance Test Could Help Strengthen Deworming Programs
A groundbreaking new test to detect drug resistance in intestinal worms is expected to be ready for proof of concept testing early next year. This
The Task Force Moves Into New HQ With Eye to Increasing Program Impact
The last time The Task Force moved into a new building, George W. Bush was president and it had seven programs and 40 employees. Ten
Program to Improve Quality of Medical Supplies and Equipment Donations Joins The Task Force
In 2010, Haiti received a flood of medical supplies and equipment donations after an earthquake ravaged the small island nation but much of the equipment
Trailblazing the End of Trachoma: Four Reasons for Optimism in 2018
By Paul Emerson When the International Trachoma Initiative first opened its doors in 1998, there were many large knowledge gaps in the transmission and control
Why is Global Health Security Important?
Task Force CEO Dave Ross talks about our role as “public health soldiers’ and why the United States must help other countries stop infectious diseases
Celebrating 34 Years: A Message from Our CEO
On March 15, 1984, The Task Force for Global Health was formed at the Bellagio Conference for Protecting the World’s Children. Thirty-four years later, our
The Task Force Joins Global Effort to Eliminate One of Humanity’s Oldest and Most Stigmatizing Diseases
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy focuses on increasing coordination and answering critical research questions. The Task Force for Global Health has been chosen as
Blog – Polio Eradication Is on the Horizon: What It Will Take to Finish the Job
By Mark McKinlay We are on the cusp of a historic moment for global public health. The potential exists for wild polio to be wiped
First Peek at The Task Force’s New Headquarters
On February 12, 2018, we started a new chapter in our history by moving half of our staff into the top two floors of our
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.
