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What We Mean by Health Equity
The Task Force for Global Health was founded nearly 40 years ago to advance health equity. Here is what health equity means to us. In …
Perspectives from the UN Women Session: Achieving Gender Equality
By Waithera Kagira-Watson, Senior Associate Program Director, The Task Force’s Neglected Tropical Disease Support Center (NTD-SC) I recently had the honor of participating in the
Listen: Join a Research Trip to Lamu, Kenya
A research team from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) traveled to Lamu, an island in the Lamu Archipelago off the coast of Kenya, in
Reshaping Intestinal Worm Programs to Include Women Focus
When The Task Force’s program on intestinal worms was established in 2006, the focus was on children because infections lead to malnutrition and deficiencies like
Did You Know About the “Other” Bill?
The highest honor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is called the William C. Watson Jr. Medal of Excellence, in honor of
Building Vaccine Confidence: Q&A with Our Vaccine Expert, Karen Ernst
We spoke with The Task Force’s Voices for Vaccines Director Karen Ernst about the latest rumors and misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, and how experts
Task Force Joins 74th World Health Assembly
The Task Force is attending the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 74th World Health Assembly, May 24 to June 1. As an official WHO non-State actor,
Task Force Program Plays Key Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring
Recent news of the possible complications of blood clots – or Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome – following the AstraZeneca/Oxford and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines
Joining Forces to Fight Disease in Latin America: Q&A with Mundo Sano and The Task Force
The Task Force and Mundo Sano Foundation, a family foundation based in Spain and Argentina that works to transform the lives of people affected with
MIT and Atlanta Groups Pilot Novel Approaches to Reach Communities of Color with COVID Services
In the first year of the pandemic, nearly 30 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID-19 and 540,000 died, with a disproportionate number of cases and
New Studies Analyze Effectiveness of Combining Health Campaigns
Eight new studies will assess the impact of collaborative planning to maximize health campaigns, with funding from The Task Force’s Health Campaign Effectiveness (HCE) program.
Protecting African Newborns from Hepatitis B
A new initiative aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in Africa. Beginning in March, a diverse group of stakeholders started meeting online to
Video: The Vaccine Journey Requires Both Infrastructure and Equity
More than 944 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across 170 countries – enough to vaccinate 6.2% of the global population as of
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.
