The Task Force

Our January Dispatches reflects on #WorldNTDDay, celebrates @MectizanMDP's shipment of the five billionth treatment for river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, honors our friend and global health champion #PresidentJimmyCarter, and more. Read here: bit.ly/4hk8dKT

The #GHS2025 SPECIAL SYMPOSIA AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS schedule is out! 📅 Only registered delegates can attend. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn and connect with experts in the field. Make sure to register now!🔗global-hepatitis.com/registration/

Opportunity: The Epiverse Fellowship Program, is hiring fellows to support the adoption of Epiverse in Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Tog. 🔗data.org/initiatives/ep…

Excited to announce Dr. Robert Gish as a speaker of the North American Viral Hepatitis Elimination Summit at #GHS2025 presenting "HDV: reflex testing, status of anti-HDV & RNA testing in NA". Don't miss out on insights from leading experts in #LiverHealth!

Today, @MoHPNep 🇳🇵 launched the #LymphaticFilariasis Mass Drug Administration 💊 campaign in #Banke, #Lumbini with @WHONepal support. The campaign will focus on selected locations to enhance coverage & achieve #Nepal’s goal of eliminating LF as a public health problem by 2030.

Compassion is vital to the health care we receive. Focusing on compassion ensures that we work towards the needs of people. Check out the recently released WHO publication on compassion and primary health care. #HealthForAll

🇳🇪 Niger is the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate river blindness! “Niger has proven that what was once thought impossible is possible.” Congratulations @MSP_Niger @OMSNiger @Merck ! #StampOutOncho #beatNTDs #NonAuxMTN ➡️ Our statement: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

Have you registered for #GHS2025 in Los Angeles, March 18-21? @GlobalHep Director John Ward will co-chair! It will feature the latest developments in viral hepatitis, along with 3 distinct tracks: basic/translational, clinical & public health. Learn more: bit.ly/499REyb

A new report from @CDAFound finds that individuals living with #hepatitis have higher risk of developing #cancer than someone smoking one pack of cigarettes per day. Contribute to #HepatitisElimination #by2030 with your research at #GHS2025. #NoHep #HCV #HBV #WorldCancerDay

Happy Friday! Here’s a thread 🧵on viral #hepatitis around the world: #HepNews #HepC #HepB #HCV #HBV

"As a teenager, I believed that my autism was caused by a vaccine." She shares her experience growing up without vaccines, and later surviving sepsis. youtu.be/Cc88l9BcvEk?si…

On #WorldNTDDay, @MectizanMDP and @Merck celebrated the shipment of the five billionth Mectizan treatment. We appreciate Merck’s commitment to manufacture & donate Mectizan to eliminate the debilitating diseases of river blindness & lymphatic filariasis: bit.ly/4jAZmWB

Let’s celebrate the commitment of @ITIatlanta, @MectizanMDP, @CWWAtlanta, @COR_NTD, Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE), and @hcecoalition to ensuring everyone can live a healthy life! #BeatNTDs 📷Brent Stirton/Getty Images for International Trachoma Initiative

Happy #WorldNTDDay! Join us in raising awareness about the impact of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). @TFGH is dedicated to preventing, controlling, and eliminating NTDs through ensuring medicines and supplies reach communities and advancing disease elimination efforts.

Happening now! Join our webinar on new HBV testing strategies to expand access, simplify treatment & improve care worldwide. Plus, a first look at the COR-HEPB initiative! Follow this thread for live updates 🧵 buff.ly/3W73jZh

@TFGH's “This Is My Story” is a series that features staff sharing about their global health careers and what they’ve learned. Our most recent story features Dr. Patrick Lammie, Director of @NTD_SC. Hear more about his experience: bit.ly/40Qa2cA #beatNTDs

🌍 The countdown is on! We have 5 years left to eliminate global hepatitis. Join us at the GHS 2025 and be part of the initiative. Register now with code HEP2030 and enjoy a 10% discount until Jan 31! #HepatitisFree2030 #GHS2025 bit.ly/ghs25-register

This month, @TFGH’s @ITIatlanta program met in Senegal for their meeting w/ the Trachoma Expert Committee and explored ways to expand their impact, like leveraging azithromycin for child survival initiatives. Learn more: bit.ly/3CugzjY #beatNTDS

We are honored to acknowledge the World Health Organization (@WHO) for their invaluable contribution to the GHS 2025 educational program. This initiative will bring together global leaders to discuss the 2030 viral hepatitis elimination targets. #GHS2025 #HepatitisElimination

Great day 1 #InCORNTD in Kigali! Began with opening plenary highlighting successful NTD integration opportunities and ended with a celebration of 10 years of @arntd_org 🎉 Looking forward to tomorrow!