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Deworming efforts reach five billion doses as new coalition promises further progress
Voices for Vaccines Empowers State Coalitions
Community health leaders from 13 U.S. states gathered last month at The Task Force to confront the rising challenge of vaccine distrust and misinformation. Their
Task Force Program Reinventing Disease Surveillance
A Task Force for Global Health partnership is testing a novel surveillance approach that may fundamentally change how countries monitor diseases that lead to outbreaks,
Change Is Possible: Reflections on the History of Global Health
Dr. Foege discussing “Change Is Possible: Reflections on the History of Global Health” at Tall Tales Bookshop in January 2025. Photo credit: Lynn Heinisch. This
Little Tumpa and Halum Promote Deworming in Bangladesh
Sisimpur, produced by Sesame Workshop Bangladesh, is the Bangladeshi adaptation of the American children’s television series Sesame Street. Sisimpur is one of the most popular
MedSurplus Alliance: Turning Unused Resources into Life-Saving Tools
The Task Force’s MedSuplus Alliance (MSA) has partnered with communities in the U.S. and around the world for 13 years. MSA ensures high-quality standards for
Elmo and Friends promote health tips in Bangladesh
The Task Force’s Children Without Worms program collaborated with Sisimpur (Sesame Workshop Bangladesh) and the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on three public
Filling the Gaps: Trachoma Initiative Expands Reach, Looks for New Ways Forward
A painful eye disease that has blinded or visually impaired nearly two million people has been eliminated in 21 countries to date and The Task
Mectizan Donation Program Celebrates Five Billion Treatments
On World NTD Day, Jan. 30, The Task Force’s Mectizan Donation Program (MDP) and the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc.* will celebrate an extraordinary
Tribute to Jimmy Carter
All of us at The Task Force for Global Health extend our heartfelt condolences to the Carter family, our colleagues at The Carter Center, the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Shines Light on Task Force Accomplishments
The Task Force’s 40 years of service was highlighted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article that shared the genesis and history of The Task Force, collective
The Task Force at 40: The Task Force in the 2020s
2024 marks The Task Force’s 40th anniversary! Throughout this year our Dispatches newsletter is shining a spotlight on people, partners and programs who have contributed
