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COP28: Task Force Expert Q&A on Climate Change and Health

Celebrating 35 Years of the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP): Q&A with River Blindness Experts
Thirty-five years ago, Merck & Co. Inc. was looking for a partner organization to help deliver its medicine to communities affected by river blindness. Merck

Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination convene a Side Event at the United Nations for 15 countries to launch a UN Group of Friends to Eliminate Hepatitis
On September 20 in New York City, heads of state, ministers of health, civil society organizations and partners seeking global solidarity in the fight against

TEPHINET at 25: Q&A with TEPHINET Advisory Board Chair Dr. Aamer Ikram
It was a 35-hour journey for Prof. Dr. Aamer Ikram from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Panama City, Panama – a long way to go for a

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Experts at American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference
ATLANTA (October 28, 2022) – Task Force for Global Health experts will speak at The American Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) 2022 annual

Remembering Dr. Joseph Cook: A Thoughtful Leader and Tropical Disease Visionary
On October 1, the global health community lost a thoughtful mentor, friend, colleague and devoted advocate to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Dr. Joseph Allen

Field Epidemiologist Brings Partners Together to Respond to a Suspected Rabies Outbreak in Northern Mozambique
On an April day in Malta, Joaquin Baruch responded to a call from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).

Video: Ugandan Youth-led Organization Wins Award for Mobilizing Volunteers to Maintain Hepatitis Interventions During COVID-19
Buzzing down the dusty roads of Uganda, volunteers from the Great Lakes Peace Center leave a hospital in the town of Kasese to bring hepatitis

Mobilizing to Eliminate Trachoma in African Migratory Populations
By Andi Kezh, Task Force Communications Intern At least three to four times a year, the Ngipian people move across northeastern Uganda leading their families,

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health CEO Dr. Dave Ross Receives Metro Atlanta Chamber Heroes of Global Health Award
ATLANTA – The Metro Atlanta Chamber is presenting Task Force for Global Health President and CEO Dr. David Ross its Heroes of Global Health award

The Task Force at UN General Assembly 77
New York City this week hosts the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate, with heads of state, policymakers, and leaders from business and civil

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Welcomes New CEO Dr. Patrick O’Carroll
ATLANTA – The Task Force for Global Health announced today that its Board of Directors has chosen Patrick O’Carroll, MD, MPH as the organization’s next

Press Release: International partners call for a UN Group of Friends to support global hepatitis elimination
NEW YORK – Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination joins U.N. representatives, Ministers of Health, and leaders from over 20 nations to support efforts to reach
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.