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COP28: Task Force Expert Q&A on Climate Change and Health
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
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
Podcast: Disinformation and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Disinformation – false information intended to mislead – is a common challenge for public health campaigns and has hampered COVID-19 efforts from the start. Whether
Protecting Mental Health in High-Stress Roles: Q&A with Compassion Experts David Addiss and Jolie Wills
New spikes in cases of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant have put additional stress on health workers, with some leaving in the middle of
It’s Time to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
With more than 4 million known deaths, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how underprepared many health systems are to protect people. While it is difficult
Elimination Champions Honored for World Hepatitis Day
July 28th marks World Hepatitis Day to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including
Video: Tracking Maternal and Newborn Opioid Addiction to Improve Treatment and Services
The U.S. opioid epidemic affects all ages, even newborns born to addicted mothers, and recent reports from doctors warn that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause
Largest Infectious Disease Survey Reaches 50th Country Milestone & 10 Million People
The Tropical Data project, formerly known as the Global Trachoma Mapping Project, hit a milestone this year as it began disease surveys in Sierra Leone,
Disease Detectives Tackle COVID: Reports from Around the Globe
Africa experienced a 43% jump in COVID-19 deaths this month as infections and hospital admissions continue to rise and medical supplies fall short, according to the
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.
