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In Honor of World Hepatitis Day: Q&A with Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination Director John Ward, MD
Tuesday, July 28, marks World Hepatitis Day as a call to action against a preventable and curable disease that kills more than 1.3 million people …
The Task Force Supports ‘Last Mile’ of Polio Eradication in Pakistan
As Pakistan enters the ‘last mile’ of polio eradication, The Task Force is supporting efforts to ensure all children in the country are immunized against
New Funding Will Expand Operational Research Critical to Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases
On April 16, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, or DFID, announced a $12.5-million grant to The Task Force’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center
Blog: Cost Shouldn’t be a Barrier to Accessing Essential Medicines
By Dave Ross, ScD, President and Chief Executive Officer for The Task Force for Global Health Most people in the world do not have access
SXSW Panel Shows How “Data is Power” in Ending a Plague
“Data is power.” That was the message that The Task Force and its trachoma elimination partners brought to technology leaders during a March 11 panel
Global Effort to Eliminate Intestinal Worms Emphasizes New Methods for Assessing Program Impact
Key stakeholders in the global fight to eliminate intestinal worms as a public health problem will now emphasize measuring disease levels to track program impact.
Blog: Following Years of Conflict, Central African Republic Resumes Program to Eliminate Trachoma
By Genevieve LaCon, MPH, senior program associate, International Trachoma Initiative, The Task Force for Global Health Six months into my position at The Task Force’s
With Strong Ties to The Task Force, New WHO Project Aims to Eliminate NTDs in Africa
Maria Rebollo Polo, MD, MPH, former director of programs for The Task Force’s Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Support Center, has been named team leader for
Smartphone App Tracks Progress Towards Trachoma Elimination in Africa
A new smartphone-based data platform called Tropical Data is helping 13 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America track their progress towards the elimination of
New Tool Brings Greater Stability to Health Workforce in Mozambique
A new web-based tool developed by The Task Force and partners has significantly reduced turnover of healthcare workers in Mozambique and brought greater stability to
Big Pharma Can Do More for People in Developing Countries, Says GSK CEO
GSK Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sir Andrew Witty is one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most passionate advocates for increasing access to essential medicines and vaccines
Clinical Trials to Begin of Antibiotic Treatment for Elephantiasis
The Task Force is facilitating clinical trials for a promising new treatment to combat a disfiguring disease known as elephantiasis, which can result from infection
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
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.
