Staying Healthy During International TravelAs summer approaches, the season for international travel also begins. You may have your bags packed for your next trip, but are you...
DISEASES DO NOT RESPECT BORDERS: A CONVERSATION WITH CDC’S DR. REBECCA MARTIN ON THE ECONOMIC CASE FDr. Rebecca Martin is a fixture in the global health community. As director of the CDC’s Center for Global Health, Dr. Martin’s...
It's (Past) Time We Prepare for the Next PandemicLast week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted an advance screening of the PBS Great Decisions episode,...
Missionaries help growth in west AfricaTo see United Methodist mission in action, check out the ministry of a husband-and-wife team of missionaries in Côte d’Ivoire. Together,...
African Grants Program Builds Local Capacity to Eliminate Neglected Tropical DiseasesAfrica accounts for 40 percent of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Last year, The Task Force and its partners...
As White House seeks big cuts in global health research, new state-by-state analysis shows US governThe Trump Administration’s proposal to slash funding to fight global health threats like malaria, Ebola, and HIV/AIDS could cost states...
A Grand Challenge: Make Flu HistoryThis year marks a century since the 1918 “Spanish flu” swept across the world, killing an estimated 50 to 100 million people and...
Dr. Ann Aerts Discusses New Leprosy PartnershipHead of Novartis Foundation, Ann Aerts, MD, visited our HQ this month to discuss the opportunities for the new Global Partnership for...
New Drug Resistance Test Could Help Strengthen Deworming ProgramsA groundbreaking new test to detect drug resistance in intestinal worms is expected to be ready for proof of concept testing early next...
Antibiotic for Trachoma Can Potentially Save Children’s LivesNew research supported by The Task Force’s International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) has found that mass administration of a low-cost...