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

Intern Spotlight: Andi Kezh
Photo courtesy of Andi Kezh More than 25 interns work at the Task Force each year, with projects ranging from expanding access to Hepatitis B

Egypt and Ghana Team Up To Eliminate Hepatitis C
John Ward, director of Global Coalition for Hepatitis Elimination, and Yvonne Ayerki Nartey, a physician at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in Ghana and a research

Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy secretariat transitions from The Task Force for Global Health
Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy Leadership Team. Photo courtesy of Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy. In the global push to eliminate leprosy The Task Force’s

Engaging Youth: Georgia Tech Students Use New Technology to Detect Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Tanzania
By Andi Kezh, intern The World Health Organization estimates that about 25% of the world’s population is infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), a group of

Task Force at 76th World Health Assembly
The Task Force for Global Health focused on two key global health issues at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) hosted by the World Health

Who is Hallelujah Anteneh?
(she/her) Hallelujah (Halle) currently works as a Communications Specialist for the TFGH’s Respiratory Virus Prevention Programs. She previously worked with the Focus Area for Compassion

Who is Cara Tupps?
(she/her) Cara works in the Center for Vaccine Equity at the Task Force for Global Health, where she is responsible for the monitoring and evaluation

PRESS RELEASE: Task Force for Global Health Launches Digital Gallery featuring Founder Dr. Bill Foege and others
May 9, 2023, Atlanta, GA – The Task Force for Global Health today launched its annual report, a digital global health gallery that goes beyond
TFGH Ethics Lunch & Learn #2 Challenging Our Moral High Ground: An Appeal for Scientific Discourse
This series is hosted by FACE (the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics) for sparking discourse and awareness through examination of provocative ethical questions

Who is Dominique Richardson?
(she/her) Dominique Richardson serves as the Associate Deputy Director for the COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Program at the Task Force for Global Health since February 2021.

Who is Tony Mounts?
(he/him) Dr. Mounts originally trained in clinical medicine with specialization in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine with a sub-specialization in adult Infectious Diseases. After several years of

Task Force Partners with The Global Fund to Build Stronger Disease Surveillance Systems
Meeting with the Director General of Ghana Health Service. Photo courtesy of Yannick Kamga By Andi Kezh, Intern Early detection of outbreaks is a critical