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“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 …
New Polio Antiviral Drugs Will Play Key Role in Eradication
The Task Force is supporting the development of two new polio antiviral therapies to treat immune-deficient people who excrete poliovirus after receiving oral polio vaccine
Latin America Eyes Long-term Strategy for Controlling Zika
As evidence mounts that the current Zika epidemic in Latin America may have peaked, the public health effort is now shifting to developing a long-term
Forbes Ranks The Task Force Second Largest U.S. Charity
The Task Force for Global Health is ranked second in Forbes‘ 2016 list of the 50 largest U.S. charities, up from fourth place in 2015. Each
High Rates of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Chicago Prompt New Effort to Automate Case Reporting
The Task Force’s Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) is working with healthcare and public health partners in Chicago to combat high rates of the sexually
Countries Develop Plans to Transition Polio Infrastructure to Other Health Priorities
With polio eradication on the horizon, The Task Force is working with other global health agencies to determine how best to transition polio-specific public health
With a Larger Headquarters, The Task Force Looks to Reach More People
The Task Force for Global Health has purchased a larger headquarters in downtown Decatur, GA to meet the growth needs of its existing programs and
Egypt Looks to Eliminate an Age-Old Plague
Trachoma was first documented on an ancient Egyptian scroll dating back to 2000 BC. Now, more than 4,000 years later, the country is launching a
Find Out How to End a Plague at SXSW 2017
The Task Force will lead an official panel discussion at the 2017 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, about its approach to eliminating trachoma, a
Child Mortality Initiative Expands to Three New Sites in Africa and South Asia
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network, an initiative that includes The Task Force’s Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII), has established three new
The Task Force Assists Puerto Rico with Zika Response
In support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Zika response plan, The Task Force’s Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) is assisting the
President Carter Calls for Greater Cooperation to Eliminate NTDs
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who has worked tirelessly to eradicate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) known as Guinea worm, told a Nov. 10 meeting
Guatemala Declared Fourth Country to Eliminate River Blindness
Guatemala has been declared free of river blindness, one of the leading causes of infectious blindness in the world. Once the most endemic country in
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.
