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Introducing New Vaccine for Polio Eradication: Q&A with Task Force Senior Epidemiologist Victor Eboh
The global polio eradication effort is moving one step closer to success with the upcoming rollout of a new vaccine, the novel oral polio vaccine …
Blog – Making Wise Choices as We Move Toward Health for All
By: Dave Ross, ScD, President and CEO In February, we met with World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and among the topics that
Changing Course From Soldier to Student: A Q&A with South Sudanese Intern, Garang Buk Buk
Growing up in South Sudan, Garang Buk Buk was no stranger to public health issues. However, he did not always see himself becoming a public
A Digital Revolution: Updating Kenya’s View of Its Health Workforce
Until recently, health professional licensing and credentialing boards in Kenya had to search through floor-to-ceiling stacks of paper records to find health professionals registered in
Supporting a Surge in Polio Eradication Efforts
Polio remains a global health threat, despite the existence of highly successful vaccination programs. Thanks to new funding from the Centers for Disease Control and
New $180 Million Grant Extends Surveillance on Child Mortality Prevention
In this day and age of technology and rapidly developing economies, it seems unimaginable that more than 15,000 children under the age of five die
How Do Task Force Programs Help Create Sustainable Access to Health for All?
In The Task Force’s efforts to help countries provide effective and accessible services that address their citizens’ health needs, four of our programs focus on
Do No Harm: Compassion, Ethics, and Excellence in Global Health Summit
Do global health programs – particularly short-term medical missions and medical supply donation programs – ensure that they are meeting beneficiary and community needs while
Better Data and Drug Quality Drives Children Without Worms’ Efforts to Help Eliminate Intestinal Worm Infections
Director of The Task Force for Global Health’s Children Without Worms (CWW), Rubina Imtiaz, MBBS, shares what she is most excited about this year for
Task Force Informatics Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia
One of its kind initiative in state aims to better understand the diseases and treatment outcomes. When Bentley Vining was born, he was diagnosed with
CEPI partners with Brighton Collaboration to support safety assessment of vaccine candidates against emerging infectious diseases
Press Release: Oslo, Norway; Atlanta, GA, USA, May 28, 2019 — The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Brighton Collaboration, the largest global
Q&A with the Newest Task Force for Global Health Board Member: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Marketing Officer, Jim Jackson
Jim is a 28- year veteran of the IT industry and has spent the last two decades driving change and creating results in Information Technology
New Framework to Assess Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
For the first time, stakeholders across 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have collaborated to develop a unified framework to assess progress against these devastating and
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.
