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Bill Foege Tribute - The Task Force for Global Health
A TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM H. FOEGE 1936-2026 “Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other.” Dr. William H. Foege Task Force for Global Health mourns death and celebrates legacy of Task Force Co-Founder and former CDC Director Dr. William H. Foege The Task Force […]
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Yesterday, the world lost one of the greatest and most impactful public health leaders Task Force Founder Dr. William H. (Bill) Foege, who died in Atlanta at the age of 89. Learn about Dr. Foege’s life and legacy: www.taskforce.org/bill-foege-t...
@taskforce.bsky.social mourns the loss of our friend, colleague, mentor and vaccine visionary, Dr. Alan Hinman, who passed away at the age of 88 on January 26. He spent more than 50 years working in public health, devoting his career to a vision of a world without vaccine-preventable diseases.
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
@taskforce.bsky.social mourns the loss of our friend, colleague, mentor and vaccine visionary, Dr. Alan Hinman, who passed away at the age of 88 on January 26. He spent more than 50 years working in public health, devoting his career to a vision of a world without vaccine-preventable diseases.
Yesterday, the world lost one of the greatest and most impactful public health leaders Task Force Founder Dr. William H. (Bill) Foege, who died in Atlanta at the age of 89. Learn about Dr. Foege’s life and legacy: www.taskforce.org/bill-foege-t...
Bill Foege Tribute - The Task Force for Global Health
A TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM H. FOEGE 1936-2026 “Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other.” Dr. William H. Foege Task Force for Global Health mourns death and celebrates legacy of Task Force Co-Founder and former CDC Director Dr. William H. Foege The Task Force […]
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January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Yesterday, the world lost one of the greatest and most impactful public health leaders Task Force Founder Dr. William H. (Bill) Foege, who died in Atlanta at the age of 89. Learn about Dr. Foege’s life and legacy: www.taskforce.org/bill-foege-t...
We always look forward to spending time with our dedicated epidemiologists at @taskforce.bsky.social's Polio Surge Capacity Support Program who are working tirelessly with partners on the frontlines of polio eradication efforts! Together, with support from the CDC and GPEI, we can #endpolio!
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We always look forward to spending time with our dedicated epidemiologists at @taskforce.bsky.social's Polio Surge Capacity Support Program who are working tirelessly with partners on the frontlines of polio eradication efforts! Together, with support from the CDC and GPEI, we can #endpolio!
Today we join the NTD Roundtable to celebrate the recent elimination of #NTDs in Laos, Niger, Vietnam and Senegal. American leadership in ending NTDs has helped ensure health security both at home & abroad. Learn why investments to fight NTDs are so critical: www.usntdroundtable.org.
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Today we join the NTD Roundtable to celebrate the recent elimination of #NTDs in Laos, Niger, Vietnam and Senegal. American leadership in ending NTDs has helped ensure health security both at home & abroad. Learn why investments to fight NTDs are so critical: www.usntdroundtable.org.
We are thrilled to highlight this groundbreaking work by the @phinformatics.bsky.social, a program of @taskforce.bsky.social!
PHII helped create a solution using generative AI to classify pediatric audiology reports with Cal Poly’s DxHub, powered by AWS, and support from Mass Eye & Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital & the Massachusetts Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Program. lnkd.in/eb9CWBwi 🛟 🧪
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We are thrilled to highlight this groundbreaking work by the @phinformatics.bsky.social, a program of @taskforce.bsky.social!
You can still make a difference! Join @taskforce.bsky.social as we strengthen the systems that keep us all safe. From delivering life-saving vaccines to ensuring every community is prepared for the next pandemic, your support builds a more resilient world. Support our mission here: bit.ly/48U9FSk
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
You can still make a difference! Join @taskforce.bsky.social as we strengthen the systems that keep us all safe. From delivering life-saving vaccines to ensuring every community is prepared for the next pandemic, your support builds a more resilient world. Support our mission here: bit.ly/48U9FSk
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PHII Director Vivian Singletary shares her reflections on the past year and looks forward to what 2026 holds. Read her latest blog: 🛟 🧪
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December 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
PHII Director Vivian Singletary shares her reflections on the past year and looks forward to what 2026 holds. Read her latest blog: 🛟 🧪
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phii.org/reflecting-o...
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You should know that RSV is a common and burdensome threat to kid’s health. You should also know we have immunizations for it.
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
You should know that RSV is a common and burdensome threat to kid’s health. You should also know we have immunizations for it.
The clock is ticking on your year-end giving! Your gift prevents backsliding and saves lives, decreasing suffering and child mortality worldwide. We partner in nearly 140 countries to deliver vaccines, eliminate disease, and strengthen health systems. Make your year-end gift: bit.ly/48U9FSk
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The clock is ticking on your year-end giving! Your gift prevents backsliding and saves lives, decreasing suffering and child mortality worldwide. We partner in nearly 140 countries to deliver vaccines, eliminate disease, and strengthen health systems. Make your year-end gift: bit.ly/48U9FSk
Our December Dispatch is live! Global health is more than statistics—it's the story of preventing suffering and building stronger health systems. From smallpox eradication to eliminating NTDs, celebrate the progress made possible by supporters like you.
Explore our Best Reads of 2025: bit.ly/4oZtfRV
Explore our Best Reads of 2025: bit.ly/4oZtfRV
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our December Dispatch is live! Global health is more than statistics—it's the story of preventing suffering and building stronger health systems. From smallpox eradication to eliminating NTDs, celebrate the progress made possible by supporters like you.
Explore our Best Reads of 2025: bit.ly/4oZtfRV
Explore our Best Reads of 2025: bit.ly/4oZtfRV
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I've had the good fortune of spending 2025 on sabbatical at the @taskforce.bsky.social supporting ethics and co-design in global health. It was a tumultuous year for our field, and I'm grateful to have spent it with this crew!
Here's a bit of what we did
Here's a bit of what we did
FACE-ing 2025
Written by Rachel Hall-Clifford December 2025 It’s hard to know what to say about 2025. We’ve seen a tidal wave of defunding sweep through global health, causing devastation to programs and people tha...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I've had the good fortune of spending 2025 on sabbatical at the @taskforce.bsky.social supporting ethics and co-design in global health. It was a tumultuous year for our field, and I'm grateful to have spent it with this crew!
Here's a bit of what we did
Here's a bit of what we did
We are thrilled that @forbes.com has named us one of America's Top 100 Charities! Our rating of 100% for fundraising efficiency reflects our commitment to those we serve and those who support our work. In this challenging time for global health, we are honored to be recognized as a great investment.
America’s Top 100 Charities: A Year Of Pain After Trump Cuts
America’s Top 100 Charities: A Year Of Pain After Trump Cuts
Save The Children Federation and International Rescue Committee are among the Forbes 2025 Top 100 Charities scrambling to make up for budget shortfalls.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We are thrilled that @forbes.com has named us one of America's Top 100 Charities! Our rating of 100% for fundraising efficiency reflects our commitment to those we serve and those who support our work. In this challenging time for global health, we are honored to be recognized as a great investment.
Your donation to @taskforce.bsky.social strengthens disease detection processes worldwide, ensuring global pandemic preparedness. Your support empowers experts like Dr. Alphonse Acho, who is helping communities detect outbreaks and track diseases BEFORE they spread globally.🔗bit.ly/4iLx0Jy
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your donation to @taskforce.bsky.social strengthens disease detection processes worldwide, ensuring global pandemic preparedness. Your support empowers experts like Dr. Alphonse Acho, who is helping communities detect outbreaks and track diseases BEFORE they spread globally.🔗bit.ly/4iLx0Jy
@taskforce.bsky.social shares the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Communications Library from the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE).
This resource (posters, flyers, videos) was created with African partners to promote the vital Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.
See the materials: bit.ly/48SC4Hb
This resource (posters, flyers, videos) was created with African partners to promote the vital Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.
See the materials: bit.ly/48SC4Hb
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@taskforce.bsky.social shares the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Communications Library from the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE).
This resource (posters, flyers, videos) was created with African partners to promote the vital Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.
See the materials: bit.ly/48SC4Hb
This resource (posters, flyers, videos) was created with African partners to promote the vital Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.
See the materials: bit.ly/48SC4Hb
An initiative called Strengthening Outbreak Notification and Response (SONAR) equips 14 countries with national-led disease surveillance and rapid response systems to promote long-term global health security. Learn how SONAR prepares countries to safeguard their communities. ▶️ bit.ly/48hewf3
Investment in Global Health Security in Africa and Beyond - The Task Force for Global Health
When communities are equipped with strong disease warning systems and people trained to use them, they are able to respond more quickly to threats, limiting the spread of disease. An initiative based primarily in Africa has verified nearly 73,000 threats in the last three years, half of which were flagged within 24 hours. The program […]
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December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An initiative called Strengthening Outbreak Notification and Response (SONAR) equips 14 countries with national-led disease surveillance and rapid response systems to promote long-term global health security. Learn how SONAR prepares countries to safeguard their communities. ▶️ bit.ly/48hewf3
People like Karen Lollis, who lost her immunity after a life-saving transplant, depend on all of us to be vaccinated. We are working in nearly 140 countries to deliver vaccines and strengthen health systems, protecting those who need it most. Help keep Karen and others safe. Donate: bit.ly/4iLx0Jy
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
People like Karen Lollis, who lost her immunity after a life-saving transplant, depend on all of us to be vaccinated. We are working in nearly 140 countries to deliver vaccines and strengthen health systems, protecting those who need it most. Help keep Karen and others safe. Donate: bit.ly/4iLx0Jy
Our colleagues have released a significant statement on the recent ACIP vote to delay the universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination. This decision reverses decades of progress. For a full understanding of the evidence and the profound impact of this decision, please read more: buff.ly/cwbIpdH
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our colleagues have released a significant statement on the recent ACIP vote to delay the universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination. This decision reverses decades of progress. For a full understanding of the evidence and the profound impact of this decision, please read more: buff.ly/cwbIpdH
We are remembering our cherished @taskforce.bsky.social colleague, friend, and mentor Dr. Walt Dowdle who died on November 17. His work served millions of people and his contributions will be forever valued by The Task Force and people around the world. Learn more about Dr. Dowdle: bit.ly/3Mr30Gu
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are remembering our cherished @taskforce.bsky.social colleague, friend, and mentor Dr. Walt Dowdle who died on November 17. His work served millions of people and his contributions will be forever valued by The Task Force and people around the world. Learn more about Dr. Dowdle: bit.ly/3Mr30Gu
#TBT: @taskforce.bsky.social's International Trachoma Initiative was mentioned in a Nov. 12 press release from @who.int celebrating another country being declared free from trachoma. Egypt has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem! Read now: bit.ly/4pCUsed
Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Cairo/Geneva, 12 November 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR). It is the seventh country in WHO EMR to achieve this milestone.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#TBT: @taskforce.bsky.social's International Trachoma Initiative was mentioned in a Nov. 12 press release from @who.int celebrating another country being declared free from trachoma. Egypt has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem! Read now: bit.ly/4pCUsed
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The hepatitis B birth dose is an evidence-based measure to prevent cancer.
Here’s why it’s so important.
www.globalhep.org/news-blogs/a...
Here’s why it’s so important.
www.globalhep.org/news-blogs/a...
Answering Key Questions on Hepatitis B Birth Dose at a Critical Time | CGHE
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December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The hepatitis B birth dose is an evidence-based measure to prevent cancer.
Here’s why it’s so important.
www.globalhep.org/news-blogs/a...
Here’s why it’s so important.
www.globalhep.org/news-blogs/a...
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A new article by PHII's Director Vivian Singletary & colleagues in @jphmpdirect.com, “Artificial Intelligence & the Public Health Workforce—Preparing for Our Future,” explores 3 keys to help ready the public health workforce for the prospects & challenges that come with AI.
buff.ly/FA5WjPD 🛟 🧪
buff.ly/FA5WjPD 🛟 🧪
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A new article by PHII's Director Vivian Singletary & colleagues in @jphmpdirect.com, “Artificial Intelligence & the Public Health Workforce—Preparing for Our Future,” explores 3 keys to help ready the public health workforce for the prospects & challenges that come with AI.
buff.ly/FA5WjPD 🛟 🧪
buff.ly/FA5WjPD 🛟 🧪
#ICYMI: Our November Dispatches are out! This month learn how @taskforce.bsky.social's SONAR initiative strengthens disease response in 14 countries, and how Dr. Kumar V. Udhayakumar's new assay kit can detect hundreds of preventable diseases from a single blood spot. 🔗bit.ly/4pvZ31s
November Dispatches: Investment in Global Health Security in Africa and Beyond
An initiative called Strengthening Outbreak Notification and Response (SONAR) equips 14 countries with national-led disease surveillance and rapid response systems to promote long-term global health security. Learn how SONAR prepares countries to safeguard their communities from outbreaks and the next pandemic.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#ICYMI: Our November Dispatches are out! This month learn how @taskforce.bsky.social's SONAR initiative strengthens disease response in 14 countries, and how Dr. Kumar V. Udhayakumar's new assay kit can detect hundreds of preventable diseases from a single blood spot. 🔗bit.ly/4pvZ31s
#GivingTuesday is Next Tuesday! Let's make a global impact.
@taskforce.bsky.social is on the ground in 140 countries delivering vaccines, fighting outbreaks (mpox, Ebola), and strengthening health systems under pressure.
Join us ▶️bit.ly/4i7nNuF
@taskforce.bsky.social is on the ground in 140 countries delivering vaccines, fighting outbreaks (mpox, Ebola), and strengthening health systems under pressure.
Join us ▶️bit.ly/4i7nNuF
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#GivingTuesday is Next Tuesday! Let's make a global impact.
@taskforce.bsky.social is on the ground in 140 countries delivering vaccines, fighting outbreaks (mpox, Ebola), and strengthening health systems under pressure.
Join us ▶️bit.ly/4i7nNuF
@taskforce.bsky.social is on the ground in 140 countries delivering vaccines, fighting outbreaks (mpox, Ebola), and strengthening health systems under pressure.
Join us ▶️bit.ly/4i7nNuF
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🇹🇿 "Clarer Mwansasu, NTD control programme manager in the Ministry of Health, said that by the end of 2024 Tanzania had reduced the number of people requiring anti-parasitic chemotherapy for NTDs by 76%." #beatNTDs @sightsavers.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Tanzania records gains in NTD prevention
Mass drug administration and community-led programmes have reduced infections of lymphatic filariasis, trachoma and onchocerciasis by more than 75%.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🇹🇿 "Clarer Mwansasu, NTD control programme manager in the Ministry of Health, said that by the end of 2024 Tanzania had reduced the number of people requiring anti-parasitic chemotherapy for NTDs by 76%." #beatNTDs @sightsavers.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination's Annual Report is here! 🌎It highlights a year of progress—from launching COR-HEPB, to publishing elimination status reports for 33 countries, to advancing diplomacy through the UN Group of Friends. 🔗www.globalhep.org/about/cghe-a...
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination's Annual Report is here! 🌎It highlights a year of progress—from launching COR-HEPB, to publishing elimination status reports for 33 countries, to advancing diplomacy through the UN Group of Friends. 🔗www.globalhep.org/about/cghe-a...