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New Drug Resistance Test Could Help Strengthen Deworming Programs
A 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 Lives
New research supported by The Task Force’s International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) has found that mass administration of a low-cost...


Polio Eradication Is on the Horizon: What It Will Take to Finish the Job
We are on the cusp of a historic moment for global public health. The potential exists for wild polio to be wiped out this year, becoming...
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...


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...


Celebrating 34 Years: A Message from Our CEO
On March 15, 1984, The Task Force for Global Health was formed at the Bellagio Conference for Protecting the World’s Children....


The Task Force Joins Global Effort to Eliminate One of Humanity’s Oldest and Most Stigmatizing Disea
The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy focuses on increasing coordination and answering critical research questions. The Task Force for...


Blog – Polio Eradication Is on the Horizon: What It Will Take to Finish the Job
We are on the cusp of a historic moment for global public health. The potential exists for wild polio to be wiped out this year, becoming...
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