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The Ambitious Goal of Beating Neglected Tropical Diseases
This article was originally published on Medium. One billion. It can be difficult to conceptualize a number so big. If you were to count one …
The Epidemiology of Compassion and Love: In the DNA of the NTD Movement
On January 8-10 2020, the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) convened a meeting at The Task Force for Global Health on an unlikely topic
Defying Stigma and Discrimination: Being Affected by Leprosy Brings More Challenges Than Just the Disease
World Leprosy Day was on January 26th. Amar Bahadur Timulsina was diagnosed with leprosy at 12 years old. Being from a remote village in Nepal
The 2019 Download
Dear Friends, As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the challenges we’ve overcome and the successes we’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy.
Continuing the War on Worms
Q&A with former STH Advisory Committee Chair and member, Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr., MD, MTM&H “People, parasites, and poverty have a thriving relationship” said Vicente Y.
Vaccine Safety Program Joins The Task Force
In 1999, while giving a presentation at a vaccine conference in Brighton, England, Robert (Bob) Chen, MD, MA, highlighted the challenges surrounding vaccine safety research.
“Who Ya Gonna Call?”: Database and Social Media Platform Makes “Disease Detectives” Reachable
In 2014, one of the biggest disease outbreaks in years was threatening the health of millions in West Africa and potentially the entire world. As
Building Sustainable Epidemiological Capacity to Eliminate NTDs in Kenya
This article was originally published by Children Without Worms. A historic partnership in Kenya will allow the Ministry of Health (MOH) to generate new, robust
Cultivating Compassion on World Mental Health Day
This article was originally published by CHS (Core Humanitarian Standard) Alliance. Click here for the original article. The CHS Alliance sits down with David Addiss,
MedSurplus Alliance Members Respond to Hurricane Dorian Devastation
In a recent news broadcast, a Bahamian member of parliament indicated a specific need for hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, and other medical equipment to help
Expanding the TEPHINET Network: New Director Shares His Vision for the Program
As of August 2019, The Task Force for Global Health’s Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET), which helps build countries’ disease
Building a Passion for Research: Q&A with CRFilMT Founder, Joseph Kamgno, MD, PhD,
Without partnerships, much – potentially all – global health work would be fruitless. That is why we decided to catch up with one of our
Blog – Entering the Global Arena: The Task Force’s New Non-State Actor in Official Relations Status with the WHO Brings Unique Opportunities for Collaboration
By: Lori Warrens, MedSurplus Alliance Director The World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations (UN) that serves as the UN coordination
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.
