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Jolayne Houtz is a writer and editor at PATH. She previously oversaw publications at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, managed the journal Population Health Metrics, and worked as a reporter and editor at The Seattle Times. Her interest in global health led her to start a small community development project in southern Mexico that she runs with her family. Today is World Water Day, a time to recognize that an estimated 780 million people lack access to safe water, and to acknowledge just what that means in human terms. If everyone had access to safe water, for example, almost … Continue reading
Two years ago, the first child bared her arm for a shot of a new vaccine to protect her against the devastating effects of meningitis A. This week, MenAfriVac® will reach a major milestone: 100 million protected so far. The … Continue reading
Hope lies in Veronica Wangari’s quick fingers. The soft-spoken young woman is the fastest hair-braider at her Nairobi beauty school. Her natural flair for hairdressing could be Veronica’s ticket out of the city’s teeming slums—and into a future free from … Continue reading
Bednets, like seatbelts, are a proven lifesaver, a simple tool that has been shown to sharply reduce deaths from malaria. Yet like seatbelts, bednets can sometimes be a bit of a bother. In Kenya, malaria kills an estimated 34,000 children … Continue reading
Ask any family in western Kenya how malaria has touched them, and you’re sure to hear a list of relatives and friends who have fallen ill with the disease. Too often, that list includes the name of a child left … Continue reading
We’ve been featuring milestones from PATH’s history in our occasional series. Last time, we outlined our work to introduce a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis. Today, we feature rotavirus vaccine. 2006 to 2008 The health challenge: Rotavirus is the most common … Continue reading
Here’s the seventh post in our occasional series on milestones in PATH’s history. Today, we highlight our ongoing work to decrease the number of women who develop cervical cancer. 2003 to present The health challenge: About 85 percent of cervical … Continue reading
PATH’s Jolayne Houtz is in Kenya as part of a small team observing our work there. She sent us this story from Bungoma County. Janerose Temko’s mud-brick home is just a five-minute walk through maize fields and coffee bushes to … Continue reading
From time to time, we present milestones from our first three decades. Last time, we talked about our work to prevent cervical cancer in the developing world. Today, learn about our efforts to introduce a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis across … Continue reading
We’ve been featuring some of the most notable achievements in our history, including developing one of the first feasible approaches to nonreusable syringes for immunizations and building a rapid, affordable test for HIV. Now, here’s the sixth in our series on … Continue reading
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