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The Task Force Joins the 73rd World Health Assembly
The following is The Task Force’s statement submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the World Health Assembly (WHA) which The Task Force attended …
Bridging the Digital Divide
The Public Health Informatics Institute helps broker unprecedented agreement on a standard for exchanging critical health information in the United States. It’s a cold
Bill Foege, MD, MPH, Speaking About His New Books
Our co-founder, Bill Foege, MD, MPH, spoke and signed his two newest books on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Decatur Book Festival in Decatur,
Why Social Science is Important in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Caroline Kusi Dr. Bill Foege – who co-founded The Task Force for Global Health, among his many other contributions to public health – once
Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa
If the world is to achieve the United Nation’s ambitious goal of stopping HIV transmission completely by 2030, more countries need to have robust laboratory
Walking the Fine Line Between Ethical Practices and Public Health Goals
When ethical issues arise in global health, how can practitioners and communities weigh the risks and benefits to agree on a path forward? The Task
Bellagio Group Calls for Greater Collaboration to Ensure All Countries Can Respond to Disease Outbreaks
Greater collaboration is needed among stakeholders to ensure all countries have the capacity to respond effectively to disease outbreaks. That was the consensus of a
Health Information Systems Help Kenya Strengthen Management of Its Healthcare Workforce
In Kenya, the African Health Workforce Project (AHWP) has assisted the ministry of health in the development and implementation of human resource information systems (rHRIS)
Blog – Unfinished Business: Human Rights and the Future of NTD Control and Elimination
By Joseph J. Amon and David G. Addiss On a hot, humid summer evening in Haiti many years ago, a young woman sought care for
Eliminating Trachoma in Pictures – People, Partnerships and a Pill
Amhara, Ethiopia It often starts with a fly. A female Musca sorbens fly, the insect vector of trachoma, lands on a child or adult’s eye
Hilton Prize Coalition Fellow: Disease Elimination Can Bring People Together
When Ahlam Awad Mohammed was awarded the Hilton Prize Coalition Fellowship through The Task Force for Global Health (TFGH), it was at a point in
How The Task Force Helps Avoid the “2nd Disaster”
The Task Force program MedSurplus Alliance (MSA) enables organizations to ensure that medical products donated to help countries during a natural disaster are useful and
New Treatment Strategy May Accelerate Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis
A promising new treatment strategy to accelerate elimination of the disfiguring neglected tropical disease lymphatic filariasis (LF) is expected to roll out later this year
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.
