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The Task Force for Global Healthis a non profit organization founded by former CDC Director Dr. William Foege and two colleagues from CDC. The organization was initially called the Task Force for Child Survival, and its sole purpose was to support and coordinate the efforts of five multilateral coalitions with the goal to increase childhood immunizations, and thereby reduce the risk of child mortality, throughout Africa. With the early success of the immunization initiative, Dr. Foege and his colleagues received requests to support a broad range of global health initiatives by building coalitions to share resources and expertise toward the goal of improving health and well-being of children and families around the world. Recognizing the broad impact of the organization beyond child survival, the organization renamed itself in 2009 as The Task Force for Global Health,Inc.. Today, The Task Force is home to 16 global health initiatives including: