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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...


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...


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...
Carter Center Condemns the Rise of Islamophobia
The Carter Center convened leading academics, activists, and policymakers from around the world Sept. 25-27 to discuss the growing threat...


GHI researchers receive seed funding for mobile phone-based TB treatment monitoring
Athens, Ga. — Six collaborative, international research projects housed at the University of Georgia have received seed funding under...
PAHO Foundation Activates Disaster Rebuilding Campaign to Support Regional Response Efforts
Atlanta, GA (September 22, 2017) – The earthquakes in Mexico and Hurricane Maria's arrival in the Caribbean this month proffer many...


GHI’s Dr. Christopher Whalen honored with Beckman Award
Athens, Ga. – For the third time in three years, a University of Georgia professor has been honored with the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman...


7 ways CDC is keeping us safe from deadly diseases
Over the past seven decades, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has played a vital role in global health, responding...


CDC Foundation Rebranding Highlights the Power of Collaborations to Save and Improve Lives
The world faces many complex health challenges—more than any single individual, organization or government entity can tackle alone....


Secretary Price Appoints Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., named Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., as the 17th Director of the Centers for...
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