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Emeline Cokelet Meneken is an editor and writer at PATH. She previously worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for publications in the Pacific Northwest, where her assignments included aerobatics, motorcycling, and firefighting, among others. Emeline traveled to Nicaragua and Honduras in 2008 to document PATH’s work in the region. Born in Vietnam, Dr. Tue Nguyen left his home country after the Vietnam War to continue his education in the United States. He worked as a stock boy in a New York City pharmacy and later spent 22 years developing … Continue reading
When Kent Campbell went to medical school, a career in public health wasn’t in his plans. But when his number was about to come up in the final draft of doctors during the Vietnam War, his life changed. Carlos Clinton … Continue reading
In the early-morning hours after my daughter Naya’s birth, I was jolted awake by crying. As I rubbed sleep from my eyes, a nurse plucked the baby from her hospital crib, handed her to me, and encouraged me to feed … Continue reading
We announced some exciting news today: PATH has a new president and CEO! Steve Davis, a proven innovator and versatile leader with a longstanding commitment to global health, will join us in June. Steve will build on PATH’s longstanding work … Continue reading
Luca Khaoya is a respected man in his rural Kenyan community. Neighbors come to him for advice about health issues. They ask him how to solve family problems. They see how happy he, his wife, and his children are, and … Continue reading
Anyone who’s had a baby knows how crucial a support network can be. Friends and loved ones can help a mother sort through parenting wisdom, make healthy decisions for her child, and resist well-meaning but misguided purveyors of advice. In … Continue reading
In 2003, vaccines against rotavirus were poised to reach the global market, but surprisingly few people knew the virus’ name, let alone that it was the leading cause of severe diarrheal disease. “We’ve never heard of it,” ministers of health … Continue reading
This much we know: people in Senegal definitely get influenza, and studies in other African countries have found influenza is associated with up to a quarter of all severe childhood pneumonia cases. But will a vaccine made for the United … Continue reading
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