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Task Force Contributes to Special COVID-19 Session of the World Health Assembly
COVID-19 deaths surpassed five million people globally in November and there have been more than 250 million cases. While American children are now able to …
Masterclass Series: ‘Leading and Managing in a Crisis’
By Andi Kezh, Task Force Intern The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear just how essential global pandemic preparedness truly is. It’s not only activities like
MedSurplus Alliance’s Kits4Life Initiative Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Award
This week, Bayer U.S. LLC Pharmaceuticals and the MedSurplus Alliance’s Kits4Life Initiative received the 2021 U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Corporate Citizen Award. Kits4Life Founder Greg
Why Give to The Task Force? Q&A with Chief External Relations Officer Lynn Heinisch and Board Member Jim Jackson
As the end-of-year charitable giving season begins, we speak with Task Force Chief External Relations Officer Lynn Heinisch and board member Jim Jackson, Chief Marketing
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
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.
