The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.
Bezuayehu Mandefro currently serves as the CARESAFE Project Manager at The Task Force for Global Health, Inc., focusing on the evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy in low to middle-income countries since September 2021. Previously, Bezuayehu worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator III in the Emory University Division of Infectious Diseases, managing COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Other notable positions include Clinical Research Coordinator II at Winship Cancer Institute, where project management for clinical trials was conducted, and Clinical Research Coordinator I at Emory University School of Medicine, where Bezuayehu led a psychosocial study on lupus among African American women. Bezuayehu holds a Master’s degree in International Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Georgia State University.
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The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.
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. Founded in 1984 by global health pioneer Dr. Bill Foege, The Task Force consists of programs focused on neglected tropical diseases, vaccines, field epidemiology, public health informatics, and health workforce development. 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. Major funders include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, de Beaumont Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development, Sightsavers, Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and GSK. The Task Force team consists of 120 scientists, program experts, logisticians, and other global health professionals. It is affiliated with Emory University, headquartered in Decatur, Georgia, and has regional offices in Guatemala and Ethiopia. The Task Force currently supports work in 151 countries.