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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,
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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
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
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The Task Force family is made up of mission-driven professionals who are dedicated to health equity. If you think you would be a good fit, check out our opportunities.
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is a 72-year-old river blindness patient in Cameroon’s Bafang district who has benefitted from The Task Force’s Mectizan® Donation Program (MDP) since 2004. She says the treatment has helped save her eyesight and she’s now able to look after her grandchildren. An estimated 205 million people, mostly in Africa, are at risk for river blindness. The disease is categorized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) because the people it affects are among the most marginalized in society.
Ngo Yeba Anastasie, Participant,
is a 72-year-old river blindness patient in Cameroon’s Bafang district who has benefitted from The Task Force’s Mectizan® Donation Program (MDP) since 2004. She says the treatment has helped save her eyesight and she’s now able to look after her grandchildren. An estimated 205 million people, mostly in Africa, are at risk for river blindness.
