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The Task Force Moves Into New HQ With Eye to Increasing Program Impact
The last time The Task Force moved into a new building, George W. Bush was president and it had seven programs and 40 employees. Ten...


Program to Improve Quality of Medical Supplies and Equipment Donations Joins The Task Force
In 2010, Haiti received a flood of medical supplies and equipment donations after an earthquake ravaged the small island nation but much...


Trailblazing the End of Trachoma: Four Reasons for Optimism in 2018
When the International Trachoma Initiative first opened its doors in 1998, there were many large knowledge gaps in the transmission and...


Connected Communities: Harnessing Technology for Resilience
I know from my own experience in primary care and public health that it’s not a matter of if a community will need to respond and...


On the Front Lines of a Silent Killer: Diarrhea In Children Worldwide
It’s a disease you do not hear a lot about in the US and hope you never do. Few children in this country die from diarrheal disease, yet...


Why is Global Health Security Important?
Task Force CEO Dave Ross talks about our role as “public health soldiers’ and why the United States must help other countries stop...
Connected Communities: Harnessing Technology For Resilience
I know from my own experience in primary care and public health that it’s not a matter of if a community will need to respond and...
Safe Water Protects Communities: World Water Day
Most of us go about each day with no concern over having access to the water we need. We use water to brew our coffee, hydrate our...


South Sudan Stops Transmission of Guinea Worm Disease
ATLANTA — The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has succeeded in interrupting transmission of Guinea worm disease, the country’s...


Major Guinea Worm Disease Announcement March 21 at The Carter Center
ATLANTA — South Sudan Minister of Health Dr. Riek Gai Kok will make a historic Guinea worm announcement during a 30-minute news...
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