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Investing in Women Improves Health for All
In the month of March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day (March 8) and the U.S. marks Women’s History Month. While strides have been made …
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
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
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.
