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One day. One focus. Ending polio for good. Swipe to meet the frontline heroes of our Polio Eradication Surge Capacity Support team, and the last mile they went in 2026. From Chad to Guinea to the Central African Republic, they reach zero-dose and under-immunized children, find the cases that hide, and train local frontline workers. #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay #VaccinesWork

Flu vaccination saves lives. In a new article for @usatoday's "Future of Personal Health" series, PIVI Director, Dr. Joseph Bresee, highlights new research showing the lifesaving impact of influenza vaccination for children — and why expanding access remains important. Read more: https://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/infectious-diseases/new-research-shows-flu-vaccination-can-help-save-childrens-lives/

The Task Force extends its heartfelt congratulations to @lastmilehealth on receiving the 2026 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize! It was truly inspiring to hear from all the speakers at #HiltonPrize ceremony, including Last Mile Health CEO Lisha McCormick and Co-Founder Dr. @rajpanjabi. Thank you for your commitment to strengthening health systems and equipping community health workers to deliver essential primary healthcare to the world’s most remote communities. Welcome to the Hilton Laureate community!

Last week, @taskforceforglobalhealth was proud to be part of #NNN2026! Our colleagues joined as speakers and session facilitators, sharing insights, learning from others, and building connections across the NTD community. Grateful for the opportunity to come together in partnership to #beatNTDs.

Thank you for stopping by our booth today during the #DecaturBookFestival2026! 📚 We hope you enjoyed the festival as much as we did! #decaturbookfestival

Are you attending #DecaturBookFestival2026? Come see us at booth #98 on W. Ponce and learn about our impact around the world!! #decaturbookfestival

It is always a pleasure welcoming Humphrey Fellows from the @rollinspublichealth!! Yesterday, we had the opportunity to meet the 2026-2027 Fellows, share our work, and exchange ideas around our commitment to global health. We are excited to stay connected!! 🌎

Measuring campaign success goes beyond just counting numbers of individuals and communities reached. A new resource from our Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition offers a broader approach to evaluating health campaigns across five dimensions of success: acceptance, access, coverage, efficiency, and equity. Designed with expert input, this tool provides practical guidance for planning and assessing health campaign impact. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7BvnjUw

Flu season is right around the corner. Seasonal influenza vaccination is one of the most important tools for protecting people from the flu, and strong vaccination programs do even more. The systems countries use to plan, deliver and monitor flu vaccines also strengthen their ability to respond when new health threats emerge. Through the Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI), a @taskforceforglobalhealth program, countries are working year-round to: - Expand access to seasonal influenza vaccination - Strengthen vaccine delivery systems and healthcare worker protection - Build sustainable national immunization programs - Improve readiness for epidemics and pandemics Preparing for flu season is about more than one season. It’s an investment in stronger health systems and healthier communities, year after year.

In our latest spotlight, we’re highlighting a leader at the forefront of global health security: Dr. Carl Reddy, Director of @TEPHINET at @taskforceforglobalhealth. Dr. Reddy brings a wealth of international clinical and epidemiological expertise to The Task Force. With a career spanning the globe, he has dedicated his work to the belief that robust field epidemiology is the foundation of any resilient public healthcare system. As Director, Dr. Reddy serves as the global convener for the 90 member network of field epidemiology training programs serving more than 150 countries and territories worldwide. His work is centered on the principle that local field epidemiology expertise is the most effective tool for identifying and responding to public health threats. By strengthening these programs, he and his team ensure that countries have the professional workforce necessary to protect community health in real-time.

▶️ WHAT: Advancing Goals for Hepatitis B & C Elimination Through Integrated Testing Strategies: Evidence, Ongoing Research, and Opportunities for Scale-Up ▶️WHEN: Thursday, August 27 at 10 am EDT ▶️DETAILS: Global health experts, program implementers, and policymakers will synthesize findings from two key reports from the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination: - Advancing Goals for Hepatitis B and C Elimination through Integrated Testing Strategies, Workshop Report from the World Hepatitis Summit Pre-Meeting - The Path to Zero: Eliminating HIV Transmission | Integration and Innovation across Seven Countries with Concentrated HIV Epidemics Panelists will share practical operational lessons across antenatal care (ANC), primary healthcare facilities, HIV/ART clinics, emergency departments (EDs), and community platforms. The discussion will also evaluate real-world diagnostic and workflow innovations—such as triplex rapid diagnostic tests (HIV/HBV/syphilis), automatic reflex viral load testing, simplified same-day prophylaxis, and community self-testing models—while outlining strategies to leverage existing health infrastructure, navigate global health financing shifts, and embed multi-disease screening into Universal Health Coverage (UHC) frameworks. ▶️Register: link in our bio

How do you protect 242 million people from rapid disease outbreaks? By replacing fragmented health data systems with unified, real-time surveillance. Featured in our latest annual report, Nigeria is transforming its outbreak response with the support of SONAR (Strengthening Outbreak Notification and Response), an initiative of The @GlobalFund implemented by The Task Force program - bringing together our expert epidemiologists and health informatics specialists In partnership with The Global Fund, @AfricaCDC, @WHO, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, SONAR optimized digital tools and trained community teams to ensure early outbreak signals could become actionable, life-saving public health decisions. This landmark effort enabled Nigeria to independently manage and share quality data through its Central Data Repository, serving as a model for 13 other nations across Africa and Asia. This work is helping to build stronger public health security around the world. Read the full story in our annual report at the link in our bio.

Check out this upcoming webinar TOMORROW Thursday, August 20 at 9 am EDT! 🏥Improving the Hepatitis B Care Cascade: Utilizing Technology, Mobile Apps, and Patient Navigation Despite the availability of effective tools for prevention and treatment, significant gaps remain in hepatitis B screening, linkage to care, and retention in care, particularly among populations disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B. Join this webinar to learn how healthcare systems, public health programs, and clinical teams are using innovative approaches to close these gaps and improve patient outcomes. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, participants will explore how electronic health records (EHR), mobile health applications, clinical support tools, and patient navigation programs can be leveraged to increase screening rates, strengthen follow-up, and enhance accountability. Register at the link in our bio.

How do you deliver better care across millions of families? By replacing isolated health campaigns with one coordinated effort. Featured in our latest annual report, Ethiopia transformed its approach to public health by integrating its national campaign strategy through the Ethiopian Collaborative Action Strategy (E-CAS). The E-CAS was adapted from the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition’s Collaborative Action Strategy, developed by @taskforceforglobalhealth with collaboration from over 50 partners. In May 2025, the country launched a groundbreaking integrated campaign that mobilized 20,000 health workers to provide measles immunizations, nutrition support, and maternal care simultaneously. Ethiopia’s pioneer strategy proves that integrating healthcare services saves resources while extending vital care to underserved communities. Learn more about this milestone in our annual report linked in our bio. Photo Credit: Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health

@taskforceforglobalhealth reflects on the life and legacy of Dr. Jim Laney, former president of @emoryuniversity and board member emeritus of The Task Force, who died yesterday at age 98. Dr. Laney played a pivotal role in establishing The Task Force as an Emory affiliate. Working alongside Task Force founder Dr. Bill Foege, he helped forge a partnership that began at our founding in 1984 and has flourished for more than four decades. Dr. Laney’s vision, leadership, and commitment to global health created a lasting connection between our two institutions. They remain united by a shared belief in the power of collaboration to improve lives around the world. We are deeply grateful for Dr. Laney’s contributions and for the enduring legacy he leaves in global health. Photo credit: Task Force's 30th Anniversary Video

In a recent blog from our @voices4vaccines program, Chloe Hong, a cancer survivor, shares how vaccines and herd immunity continue to play a critical role in safeguarding her health. Read more about how getting vaccinated helps protect the health of our entire community at the link in our bio. #NIAM

Timor-Leste made history when it was validated by @who for eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, becoming the first country to achieve this using a "triple therapy" treatment strategy. Highlighted in our latest annual report, this landmark milestone safeguards 1.4 million people from permanent disability. The achievement was driven by strong leadership and dedication from the Ministry of Health, local health workers, and with donated medicines from @merck, @gsk, and Eisai. The Task Force’s @Mectizan Donation Program manages Mectizan donations and coordinates delivery of GSK’s albendazole. Timor-Leste’s success is already paving the way for other nations fighting LF. Read the full story in our annual report linked in our bio.

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ World Field Epidemiology Day is coming up on September 7! This year’s theme, "Protecting Communities from Behind the Scenes: The Power of Field Epidemiology," honors the unsung heroes whose daily work stops outbreaks before they start. Want @TEPHINET to feature your story? Submit your story of impact by August 10: https://bit.ly/4x5XkUB

Global deworming efforts have surpassed five billion donated tablets, protecting millions of children from parasitic infections. Learn how Children Without Worms, a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, is building on this milestone by relaunching a coalition to help countries sustain progress toward elimination at the link in our bio.

#IAS shows us that the tools to end HIV transmission exist. To achieve zero new infections, national programs must remove structural barriers, engage affected communities, and promote people-centered care. Read our new report by visiting the link in our bio.

Tomorrow is World Hepatitis Day, and we are proud to highlight Dr. John Ward, Director and founder of @global_hep, a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth. Dr. Ward, his team, and their partners are driving the global effort to eliminate viral hepatitis. A trusted advisor to national and international health organizations, he previously spent thirteen years directing the @cdcgov’s Division of Viral Hepatitis. There, his pioneering national screening and vaccination guidelines shifted how the United States detects and prevents hepatitis, which laid the groundwork for the nation's first elimination programs. A former MMWR Editor and CDC HIV/AIDS epidemiologist, Dr. Ward is also a Professor at @emoryuniversity and author of over 150 scientific publications.

Integration makes sense! Disease silos create fragmented care. New hepatitis infections are 11x higher in England and 46x higher in Australia than new HIV infections. See the case for a "one-stop-shop" model for HIV and hepatitis care in a new report available at the link in our bio.

How do country health systems stack up on the #PathToZero HIV transmission? This new report provides analysis, recommendations, and a model evaluating Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, and Italy. See the precision tracking metrics at the link in our bio.

Our latest Dispatches newsletter is officially live, and it shares the stories behind country-led health solutions. We kick things off with our FY25 Annual Report, exploring the "before and after" of our work across nearly 140 countries to see how global health solutions today are equipping us for the health risks of tomorrow. You’ll also learn how global deworming efforts have surpassed the incredible achievement of five billion donated tablets, and see how we joined partners at the 79th World Health Assembly (#WHA79) to elevate hepatitis and NTD elimination efforts to world leaders. Check out these incredible stories and more at the link in our bio.

A new report from Task Force’s @global_hep outlines an actionable path to eliminating new HIV transmissions across 7 countries. Suppression targets alone won't stop outbreaks. #PathToZero Download the analysis at the link in our bio.

This moment, captured during a recent visit to Zambia, reflects what's at the heart of maternal immunization: healthier beginnings for mothers and babies. Countries around the world are expanding maternal immunization programs to help protect mothers and their newborns from serious diseases like influenza and RSV during the earliest months of life, but introducing maternal vaccines isn't a simple process. PIVI, a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, works alongside countries to strengthen the systems that make maternal immunization possible—providing technical assistance, sharing global expertise, and supporting country-led decision-making so maternal immunization programs can succeed today and adapt for tomorrow.

Emily Conron, MPP, is the Director of Global and Federal Affairs for @taskforceforglobalhealth. In her role, Emily spearheads our advocacy efforts at both the national and global levels, ensuring that policymakers, partners, and global leaders create the enabling environment to facilitate The Task Force’s work and that our expertise informs sound global health policy. With a career rooted in high-impact government relations, policy, and coalition-building, Emily brings a wealth of strategic expertise to our organization. She has helped drive major legislative victories, built bipartisan support for global health, secured crucial global health appropriations and congressional directives, and held leadership positions in several global health advocacy coalitions. At The Task Force, Emily bridges the gap between our work on the ground and government leaders. By sharing our impact, she makes sure global health stays a top priority for policymakers and funders. Her work ensures the support and funding needed to keep communities safe all over the world.

Nigeria is on track to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem by 2030, a remarkable shift for a country that was once one of the most endemic in the world. At the start of elimination efforts in 2001, an estimated 37.3 million people were at risk of blindness from the disease. Today, that number has dropped to 5.5 million through the leadership of the Nigerian government and strong collaboration with partners, including @pfizerinc and our @itiatlanta program. More than 80% of endemic districts have now reduced infection rates below the elimination threshold. Even in the face of security and accessibility challenges, local health teams have continued to reach underserved communities. This commitment ensures both improved health outcomes and a strengthened, coordinated health approach. Read the full story in our FY25 annual report linked in our bio. Photo credit: Sumon Ray for ITI

The science of epidemiology teaches us how diseases spread and health responses can be built to respond en masse. What if we used those same principles to track the spread and scale up compassion? The Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE), a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, is exploring this question. Following their special issue in the International Journal of Wellbeing, they’ve teamed up with The Greater Good Science Center to release a brand-new companion piece: "How Do We Scale Up Compassion?" Combining robust science with real-world observations holds the potential to move compassion from individual acts into our institutions and societies where it is needed most. Visit the link in our bio to read, reflect, and share

The Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI), a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, helps countries improve pandemic readiness by strengthening national immunization programs - including influenza programs. A recent study showed that countries with seasonal flu programs achieved nearly double the COVID-19 vaccine coverage in year one compared to those without. A powerful example of this is Tajikistan. In 2019, they partnered with PIVI and @who to launch their first national seasonal flu program. By 2025, they reached the historic milestone of fully transitioning to a self-sustained model using domestic funds. This achievement made the WHO European Region the first in the world to reach 100% implementation of national influenza programs across all Member States. Investing in vaccination today means we are ready for the pandemics of tomorrow. Learn more at the link in our bio.

#ICYMI: Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines (SPEAC), a collaboration between The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and The Task Force’s Brighton Collaboration, released its Spring 2026 Partner Update in June. Check it out now to learn about recent progress in advancing vaccine safety through new digital tools, educational resources, global training initiatives, and scientific engagement activities. Link in our bio.

We are excited to share a new video spotlighting the incredible efforts of Bangladesh’s Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Elimination and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) Control Program, under the Directorate General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The video documents the field teams’ journey to conduct surveys during Bangladesh’s rainy season, as they navigated water-logged terrain to ensure that no school was left behind. Thanks to their hard work, and in collaboration with our Children Without Worms program, Bangladesh is one step closer to ensuring that every child has the chance to grow, learn, and thrive, free from the burden of intestinal worms. Special thanks to Dr. Zobayer Ibne Zaid, Sultan Mahmood, Monzur Morshed Patwary, and Sumon Ray for producing this video. Watch and share the full video at the link in our bio.

Mass Drug Administration (MDA) has helped eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in more than 50 countries, but years ago, when rare, tragic reports emerged of children choking during treatment, The Task Force took immediate action. Two Task Force teams – Children Without Worms and the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics – launched a strategy combining rigorous research, global advocacy, official guidance, and hands-on training. This united global partners and led to the development of chewable and liquid medicines made specifically for children. Since then, there have been no reports of choking-related deaths during these campaigns! 👉 Read the full story of how safety and compassion are transforming global health at the link in our bio.

Curious about vaccines? You aren't alone. That’s why @voices4vaccines, a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, created a fun online journey to help you do just that. The Vaccine Quest is a free interactive course designed to give you all the facts you need. Whether you're a student, a parent, or just curious, this course is built for everyone. Learn more at the link in our bio.

Every day counts when it comes to infant development. The standard for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) is to screen by 1 month, diagnose by 3 months, and intervene by 6 months. Yet, manual data reporting can create a bottleneck and put that critical timeline at risk. To bridge this gap, the @phinformatics, a program of @taskforceforglobalhealth, and their partners collaborated on a generative AI solution. The tool features a "human-in-the-loop" design that preserves clinical judgment instead of replacing it. Streamlined reporting means infants who are deaf or hard of hearing get connected to early intervention services sooner. Read more about this scalable, automated system at the link in our bio. Photo courtesy of Midkhat Izmaylov

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we're reflecting on what makes our Migration Health Initiative's work successful: the refugee and immigrant communities who bring their expertise, trust, and lived experience to every project. We honor our partners, including @rescueorg, and most of all the communities themselves:https://mhi.taskforce.org/ #WorldRefugeeDay #MigrantHealth

At @taskforceforglobalhealth, the Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI) partnered with @globalfund to incorporate the 7-1-7 principles into its surveillance and preparedness work, helping countries build stronger systems for detecting, preventing, and responding to health threats. It is now widely used by our global partners as well as those at the @cdcgov and the @who. This innovative framework, originally developed by @resolvetosavelives , helps countries strengthen their ability to detect outbreaks within 7 days, notify public health authorities within 1 day, and mount an effective response within 7 days. By strengthening vaccination programs, surveillance capacity, and public health infrastructure, PIVI helps countries improve readiness for future outbreaks while protecting communities today. Learn more: https://pivipartners.org/7-1-7-framework-outbreak-detection-response/

Introducing @champs_health's (CHAMPS) new newsletter! The CHAMPS Bulletin shares vital insights, community stories, and data-driven updates on preventing stillbirths and child deaths in Africa and South Asia. Check it out now and subscribe at the link in our bio.

Specialized field epidemiologists are critical to rapid disease detection and response in remote, high-risk, and vulnerable areas. Lenin Yonel La Torre Rosillo, a Peruvian epidemiologist and @TEPHINET Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) graduate, responded to a yellow fever case in the Imaza District of Bagua Province, where more than 90% of the population was unvaccinated against the disease. Click the link in our bio to learn how he, his colleagues, and local indigenous leaders worked to increase vaccine coverage and protect the community, stopping a local outbreak from becoming a regional crisis.

#ICYMI: @taskforceforglobalhealth recently wrapped up a busy week at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. Our @global_hep program co-convened an official side event with robust participation. Together, they released a new Ministerial Statement that calls for concrete political actions leading to a WHA resolution and a UN High-Level Meeting on Hepatitis Elimination. Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, another program of The Task Force, co-collaborated on a side event addressing the challenge of accelerating disease elimination during a time of declining global funding. During our time at #WHA79, collaboration proved to be the cornerstone of effective global health policy. We continue to stand with Member States, advocates, and health leaders to advance disease elimination and strengthen health systems. Read more about our time in Geneva at the link in our bio.

#FBF: Last week, @taskforceforglobalhealth released the Fiscal Year 2025 annual report “Before & After: Sustainable Results.” This report highlights how the Task Force and our partners continued to advance innovation and achieved significant progress in capacity-building and sustainability despite the many shifts experienced in global health over the past year. Read it to follow along the journey from when we first saw a problem, took coordinated action with partners, and developed solutions in ways never before imagined. The detections, diagnoses, and decisions made by our programs offers inspiration to those seeking to innovate and reimagine public health systems all over the world, because understanding the before and after of each initiative equips us for the health risks of tomorrow. Check it out at the link in our bio.

@taskforceforglobalhealth's Fiscal Year 2025 annual report “Before & After: Sustainable Results” is live! Despite the many shifts experienced in global health over the past year, The Task Force and our partners continued to advance innovation and achieved significant progress in capacity-building and sustainability in nearly 140 countries. This report follows the journey from when we first saw a problem, took coordinated action with partners, and developed solutions in ways never before imagined. It celebrates the detections, diagnoses, and decisions made by our programs and offers inspiration to those seeking to innovate and reimagine public health systems all over the world, because understanding the before and after of each initiative equips us for the health risks of tomorrow. Learn more about our global health impact by visiting the link in our bio. #GlobalHealthImpact #Sustainability #CapacityBuilding #HealthSystems #DiseasePrevention

Research has shown that routine vaccine infrastructure improves a country's ability to respond during a pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of our PIVI program, which works with partners to create sustainable vaccination programs in low- and middle-income countries.

For more than 25 years, the @itiatlanta (ITI), a program of the @taskforceforglobalhealth, has worked as part of a global network of partners, health ministries, and communities to ensure life-saving donated medicines reach the people who need them most. Learn more about this incredible work on ITI’s new website: https://www.trachoma.org/

Today, we’re highlighting Dr. Malembe S. Ebama, Director of SONAR (Strengthening Outbreak Notification and Response). Dr. Ebama brings a unique perspective to @taskforceforglobalhealth, with a career spanning from HIV prevention to providing technical support for global vaccine initiatives. She leads SONAR’s mission to strengthen early-warning surveillance systems across Africa and Asia, ensuring countries have the infrastructure and policies needed to identify outbreaks at their earliest stages. Her current work includes a Global Fund-supported Climate and Health initiative across six African countries that helps predict outbreaks like malaria and cholera by tracking climate patterns. Additionally, she leads a Gates-funded project in Africa and Asia focused on RSV. By gathering evidence on how this virus affects communities, her team is paving the way for life-saving vaccines to be introduced through Gavi. Dr. Ebama’s leadership in workforce development and sustainable health investment continues to shape how we protect community health worldwide.

“As we approach Mother’s Day, I’ve found myself reflecting on this brave new mother in Zambia and the people who have shown up at the right place and the right time in my own life.” Amanda Bolster, Director of Communications and Development at the Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI), shares about her time in Zambia, where @taskforceforglobalhealth’s PIVI program, and its partners like @ciheb.umb, are supporting a dual vaccination campaign to protect health workers against influenza and hepatitis B. While visiting a rural health center, Amanda and her colleagues encountered a mother in active labor with life-threatening complications. With the nearest ambulance an hour away, PIVI’s partners and the on-site nurses stepped in to assist with the delivery, saving mother and baby. Vaccination programs do more than prevent disease. They ensure that frontline health workers remain healthy and available to provide critical care to their communities, strengthening the local health system and protecting future generations. 📖 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4dlc3CW

As program director of the @phinformatics, Vivian Singletary steers the organization’s work toward a world where every country has the capacity to access, use, and share timely information to protect and improve the health of its people. She is a recognized leading voice in the emergent and rapidly evolving field of public health informatics. As a seasoned informatics expert and global public health leader, she brings modern systems thinking, innovation and creativity to her oversight of PHII. Her leadership is driven by an inherent desire to transform public health information systems to provide information for decision-making in a timely manner to protect health. Her experience combines over 30 years in systems development and public health. She has been recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in IT by Health Data Management and has been honored during Women’s History Month for her contributions toward ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task Force for Global Health is honored to have Vivian’s expertise at our organization, and her dedication continues to drive transformative change at a global level.

When the next pandemic hits, the world will demand speed and reassurance. Vaccine development will accelerate, governments will push for rapid rollout, and communities will ask a critical question: is it safe? Long before that moment arrives, independent experts are already working behind the scenes to help ensure the answer is yes. @taskforceforglobalhealth's Brighton Collaboration, with support from the Safety Platform for Emergency vACcines (SPEAC), is training a new generation of leaders for Data and Safety Monitoring Boards, or DSMBs. These independent groups oversee vaccine trials, helping ensure they remain safe, ethical, and scientifically sound. As data emerges, they review it carefully and provide independent recommendations on whether a trial should continue, pause, or stop. Read more about how these groups are ensuring that when vaccines reach the public, they are safe, ethical, and worthy of trust at the link in our bio.

The MedSurplus Alliance (MSA) recently transformed potential waste into a life-saving opportunity by redirecting hundreds of functional hospital beds from a large, US-based nonprofit health system to Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Through a powerful collaboration, these beds were saved from destruction and sent where they are most urgently needed to support patient recovery and hospital capacity. Read more at the link in our bio.

What did COVID-19 teach us about vaccine readiness? Hear from Dr. Joseph Bresee, Director of @taskforceforglobalhealth's Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives, on why countries with strong influenza vaccination programs were better prepared to respond — and what that means for the future.

New research from @taskforceforglobalhealth's Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI) in collaboration with the @cdcgov uncovered compelling data about vaccinations: countries with seasonal influenza vaccination programs reached 46% COVID-19 vaccination coverage in one year, compared to 25% in countries without such programs. That’s 2.5x higher coverage. In the words of PIVI Director, Dr. Joseph Bresee, “Investing in routine vaccination infrastructure today helps countries respond faster and save lives during the next global health emergency.” Learn more at the link in our bio.

After a record-breaking cholera outbreak in 2023, Malawi began transforming its disease surveillance to save lives. In partnership with @taskforceforglobalhealth, with support from @globalfund, Malawi is strengthening early warning systems. They are training local community members and leaders to detect and report priority health alerts immediately, equipping health workers with tablets for real-time reporting to speed up the detect-report-response cycle, and implementing monitoring tools to improve response times. In late 2024, quick action contained a measles outbreak in Mangochi to just 126 cases, while another outbreak in Machinga was halted with zero reported deaths. By combining national support with local action, Malawi is ensuring that diseases are caught early and contained fast, creating a safer, healthier world for everyone. Learn more at the link in our bio. Image: The Global Fund/Tommy Trenchard #HealthSystems #DiseaseSurveillance #HealthSecurity

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