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The Ambitious Goal of Beating Neglected Tropical Diseases
This article was originally published on Medium. One billion. It can be difficult to conceptualize a number so big. If you were to count one …
North Korean Defector Sheds Light on a Significant Global Health Problem
News reports swirled before Thanksgiving that a North Korean defector had 10-inch long parasitic worms (Ascaris lumbricoides) removed from his stomach after fleeing to the south.
Blog: Developing Countries Need Access to Essential Medicines for Noncommunicable Diseases
By Dave Ross, ScD President and Chief Executive Officer, The Task Force for Global Health I recently had the opportunity to meet with an Atlanta-based
Pakistan Takes First Major Step to Eliminate Trachoma
In a remote village high up in the Northern Pakistan mountains that has seen its share of strife and hardship, men, women, and children gathered
For Latin America, Effective Communications Critical to Controlling Disease Outbreaks
At the height of the Zika outbreak in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the biggest issues public health officials grappled with was how
Pilot Project Aims to Strengthen Reporting Systems for Deworming Programs
A pilot project in India aims to improve the reporting systems for programs to control infections of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) or intestinal worms. The Task
The Task Force Helps CDC Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
In response to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, The Task Force’s Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) is helping the Centers for Disease Control and
Francophone Countries Team Up to Eliminate Trachoma
French-speaking countries in West Africa are joining forces to eliminate trachoma under a new initiative spearheaded by The Task Force’s International Trachoma Initiative (ITI). In
New Mapping Tool Saves Ethiopia and Tanzania $9.2 Million in Unnecessary Treatment Costs for Lymphatic Filariasis
A new mapping tool developed by The Task Force for Global Health and its partners has helped Ethiopia and Tanzania reduce the number of districts
New Task Force Headquarters Starts Taking Shape
Interior renovation work has begun on The Task Force for Global Health’s new 90,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in downtown Decatur. The Task Force will initially occupy three
Leg Scanner Aids in Clinical Trial of Antibiotic for Treating Lymphatic Filariasis
An innovative iPad-based infrared scanner is being used for the first time in a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an antibiotic in reducing
Momentum Builds Toward the Elimination of River Blindness in Africa
The Task Force for Global Health is supportive of a growing consensus among African health ministers that river blindness can be eliminated in Africa. River
TEPHIConnect Will Strengthen Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks
A new online networking platform for graduates of field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) is expected to help strengthen public health response to disease outbreaks. Called
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.
