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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 …
Battling Low COVID Vaccination Rates in Francophone Countries
In October, Burundi began administering COVID-19 vaccinations, breaking its status as one of only three countries (along with North Korea and Eritrea) not administering the
“In polio, the team spirit inspires me everyday”: Polio Expert Dr. Fabien Diomande on Winning the Battle
After two decades working in global health and fighting dozens of polio outbreaks across Africa in countries like Cameroon, Madagascar, and Ethiopia, Dr. Fabien Diomande
What Does World Polio Day Mean During A Vaccine-Preventable Pandemic?
By Andi Kezh, Task Force Intern Born in India in 1992, Grace Rossow didn’t receive the polio vaccine as a baby and contracted polio before she was a
Videos: Task Force, NGO and Pharmaceutical Partners Fighting Blindness Celebrate World Sight Day
World Sight Day, celebrated annually on the second Thursday of October, brings global awareness to vision impairment and blindness. According to the World Health Organization,
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Named Annual Citizen Awards Finalist for Role in Task Force Initiative
By Christa Bugg, Task Force Intern The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation selected The Task Force’s MedSurplus Alliance’s (MSA) private sector partner Bayer U.S. LLC
Cutting-edge Science: Developing the First-ever Polio Protection for People with Immunodeficiency
For most people, protection against polio comes from a vaccine, but a select group of people are not protected by the vaccine. People with certain
Fighting Flu During COVID-19: Q&A with Respiratory Virus Prevention Programs Director Joe Bresee
Flu season has begun in many countries. Each year, there are up to five million cases of severe illness and an estimated 650,000 deaths. Influenza
Blog: Tanzanian Youth Activists Leverage Social Media to End NTDs
By Noah Louis-Ferdinand, Task Force Intern As a young person who advocates for health in the U.S., I have always found my efforts to be
Videos: Why I Am a Field Epidemiologist
Field epidemiologists are the backbone of a country’s defense against public health threats like COVID-19, Ebola, and other disease outbreaks. When an outbreak occurs, field
Q&A on the Pandemic Frontlines: Insights on the First World Field Epidemiology Day
To honor field epidemiologists who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic all around the world, September 7 marked the first World Field Epidemiology Day. The Task
Press Release: CDC invests $22.8 million in Task Force program for vaccines in low- and middle-income countries, focus on COVID-19 and influenza
ATLANTA – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invested $22.8 million for the first year of a five-year agreement with The Task
With 1% vaccine coverage, West Africa faces unique challenges: COVID-19 Report from the Region
In the race to protect people from COVID-19, nearly 6 billion vaccines have been administered, enough to fully vaccinate 38% of the world’s population. But
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.
