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

Task Force Informatics Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia
One of its kind initiative in state aims to better understand the diseases and treatment outcomes. When Bentley Vining was born, he was diagnosed with

Better Data and Drug Quality Drives Children Without Worms’ Efforts to Help Eliminate Intestinal Worm Infections
Director of The Task Force for Global Health’s Children Without Worms (CWW), Rubina Imtiaz, MBBS, shares what she is most excited about this year for

Do No Harm: Compassion, Ethics, and Excellence in Global Health Summit
Do global health programs – particularly short-term medical missions and medical supply donation programs – ensure that they are meeting beneficiary and community needs while

CEPI partners with Brighton Collaboration to support safety assessment of vaccine candidates against emerging infectious diseases
Press Release: Oslo, Norway; Atlanta, GA, USA, May 28, 2019 — The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Brighton Collaboration, the largest global

Alan Hinman Honored with Award for Achievement in Vaccinology and Immunology
Alan Hinman, MD, MPH, Consulting Advisor at The Task Force’s Center for Vaccine Equity (CVE), recently received the prestigious Dr. Charles Mérieux Award from the

Task Force Hosts Diagnostics Symposium
Experts from non-profit organizations, the private sector and academia came together at a symposium hosted at The Task Force headquarters in Atlanta to discuss strides

New Framework to Assess Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
For the first time, stakeholders across 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have collaborated to develop a unified framework to assess progress against these devastating and

Q&A with the Newest Task Force for Global Health Board Member: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Marketing Officer, Jim Jackson
Jim is a 28- year veteran of the IT industry and has spent the last two decades driving change and creating results in Information Technology

Clinical Drug Trials Offer Hope of Relief to Patients with Stigmatizing Lymphedema
For people with disfiguring lymphedema, the hope that a drug may help reduce inflammation and swelling — potentially returning to them a life of dignity

Celebrating Women in Global Health
Professor Suma TK tells us what it is like being a woman in public health. Dr. Upendo Mwingira tells us what it is like

The Task Force Helps Bangladesh Roll Out Plan to Eliminate Intestinal Worm Infections
Deworming efforts in Bangladesh are about to receive a significant boost as the country reshapes its national soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) control program with support from

Q&A with The Task Force Board’s Newest Member: Attorney and Author Kent Alexander
The latest member to join The Task Force for Global Health’s Board, Kent Alexander, has held many distinguished roles over the course of his 30-plus-year