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

Dr. Malembe Ebama, Director of SONAR program at Task Force, speaks about her team’s work to prevent and respond to outbreaks
Dr. Malembe Ebama, Director of SONAR program at Task Force, speaking at May 2024 40th Anniversary Celebration at the William H. Foege Collaboration Center.

Task Force partners explore future directions at UNGA side event
On September 23, 2024, before the opening of the annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York City, The Task Force for Global Health hosted

TFGH Ethics Lunch & Learn #6: Health Equity and Social Justice: Building a Path Forward Together
This series is hosted by FACE (the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics) for sparking discourse and awareness through examination of provocative ethical questions in

Task Force at 40: Hundreds enjoy festival open house with science expo, panel, Dr. Foege books
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

From the personal to professional: Doctor advances new tools to fight river blindness
When Philip Kutjok was a teenager, he witnessed a distant relative going blind in his hometown in South Sudan. At that time, he did not

On World Polio Day, experts call upon leaders and donors to see the job through
Polio vaccine administered on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo Credit: Ibrahima Kone. World Polio Day, celebrated this year on October

Task Force at 40: The Task Force in the 2010s
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

The Task Force at the 79th United Nations General Assembly
Task Force for Global Health experts participated in events focused on key global health challenges including antimicrobial resistance (AMR), hepatitis, health emergencies, and climate change

In Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs), It’s All About People
Duarte speaking at a planning meeting at PAHO, regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. Photo credit: Gabriel Galli When Magda Duarte

Reflections from the ‘Towards an Epidemiology of Compassion’ Meeting: PhD Student James Sakeah Shares His Experience
In September 2024, James Sakeah had the opportunity to attend the ‘Towards an Epidemiology of Compassion’ meeting, organized by the Focus Area for Compassion and

Ebola Experience Informs Sierra Leone’s Early Warning Disease Surveillance
Ebola Response Inspires Dr. Squire’s Career in Early Warning Disease Surveillance “There are still houses that are locked up because the Ebola outbreak of 2014

Task Force at 40: The Task Force in the 2000s
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