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Elimination Champions Honored for World Hepatitis Day
July 28th marks World Hepatitis Day to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including …
Videos from the Frontlines: Field Epidemiologists Tackling COVID-19
A recent video contest highlights field epidemiologists who are on the frontlines of COVID-19 response around the world, guiding public health interventions and disease surveillance.
Stigma: A Silent Consequence of COVID-19
The toll of COVID-19 is far greater than the 500,000+ people killed so far, the more than 10 million confirmed cases, the loss of work,
Staff Speak Out on Why Health Depends on Racial Equity
In early June, The Task Force for Global Health held an internal, open forum for staff to share their thoughts on racial justice. Participants discussed
Polio Surge Team Supports COVID-19 Response in Ethiopia
Nearly every thread of the global public health fabric has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fight to eradicate polio is no different.
Compassion: A Catalyst for Racial Justice?
This blog was originally posted on the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics’ The Beat. By David G. Addiss and Ashley L. Graham Recent race-related
Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert
Vivian Singletary, JM, MBA, serves as Director of The Task Force for Global Health’s Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII), which is leading our work on
COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A with Vaccine Safety Expert
The Task Force’s Brighton Collaboration is a group of more than 750 vaccine experts working on vaccine safety who are monitoring and informing the development
On 40th Anniversary of Smallpox Eradication, Dr. William Foege Applies Lessons Learned to Current Pandemic Response
Task Force co-founder, William H. Foege, MD, MPH is an inspiration for all of The Task Force’s work. An epidemiologist by training, he was one
Ensuring Other Diseases Are Not Left Behind
The coronavirus pandemic has halted or reduced existing health programs in many places, increasing people’s risk for measles, polio, malaria and other diseases. In response,
Stories of Disease Detectives on the Frontline of Response Around the Globe
This story was originally published in TEPHINET’s Field Notes from FETPs Fighting COVID-19: May 2020. A frontline “disease detective,” Auria Banze, who is a Cohort
Winners Announced in Video Contest to Spotlight Hepatitis Elimination Efforts
Click the above video to watch Connect with Care Ahtahkakoop’s grand prize winning video . We are delighted to announce the winners of our first-ever
New Chief Communications Officer Appointed to Executive Team
The Task Force for Global Health is excited to welcome Lynn Heinisch, MA, as its new Chief Communications Officer. As The Task Force continues to
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.
