The Task Force for Global Health

The Task Force for Global Health is an international, nonprofit organization that works to improve health of people most in need, primarily in developing countries.[1] Founded in 1984 by global health pioneer Dr. William Foege, The Task Force consists of eight programs focused on neglected tropical diseases, vaccines, field epidemiology, public health informatics, and health workforce development.[2] Those programs include the African Health Workforce Project,[3] the Center for Vaccine Equity,[4] Children Without Worms,[5] International Trachoma Initiative,[6] Mectizan Donation Program,[7] Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center,[8] Public Health Informatics Institute,[9] and TEPHINET.[10] The Task Force works in partnership with ministries of health and hundreds of organizations, including major pharmaceutical companies that donate billions of dollars annually in essential medicines.[11] Major funders include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC, WHO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, de Beaumont Foundation, United States Agency for International Development, Sightsavers, Pfizer, Merck & Co., Johnson & Johnson, and GlaxoSmithKline. The Task Force is affiliated with Emory University, headquartered in Decatur, Georgia, a town in metro Atlanta, and has regional offices in Guatemala and Ethiopia. The Task Force currently supports work in 154 countries.[12]

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  10. ^ "Home". Tephinet. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  11. ^ "Decatur's Task Force for Global Health Wins $2 Million Prize". Global Atlanta. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
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