PATH BlogThis week, journalists took us to the insectary at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research to find out what sequestration will do to the search for malaria vaccine there. We also learned about a place that gets 12 times … Continue reading
Tuberculosis—an airborne disease that kills 4,000 people a day worldwide—continues to be a public health crisis in many developing counties, including Vietnam. In 2011, nearly 100,000 people in Vietnam were diagnosed with TB. Thousands died from the disease. World TB … Continue reading
It’s a sobering fact: as much as 50 percent of vaccines purchased go missing between manufacture and delivery, which translates to millions of lost doses for children whose lives depend on effective vaccination. In the immunization world, it’s a problem … Continue reading
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative and GlaxoSmithKline are working with African research centers on clinical trials of the most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate. For our partners at the research centers, malaria is a daily concern not only in their … Continue reading
Guest contributor Billie-Jean Nieuwenhuys is PATH’s global advocacy officer, based in Geneva. The year 2015 is etched in the minds of those of us who work in global health. It’s our deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight … Continue reading
I recently returned from the snowy streets of Davos, Switzerland, where I bumped into world leaders bouncing between panels, speeches, meetings, and parties at the World Economic Forum. The forum turned out to be a great venue for me to … Continue reading
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about romance. Or at least sex. “We talk about this all the time on our teams,” says Maggie Kilbourne-Brook, a program officer in our Technology Solutions Global Program who in more than 25 years … Continue reading
Guest contributor Amie Bishop is a senior program director at PATH who leads our efforts to address breast cancer. On World Cancer Day last week, I attended a global summit convened by the new international division of one of the … Continue reading
In the last few decades, we’ve made amazing progress in global health—and those of us who work in this field do like to talk about it. Without these stories, after all, the challenges of improving health and life seem insurmountable. … Continue reading
OK, here’s the pitch: It’s the mid-1990s and rates of HIV infection in women are climbing. Condoms can help protect everyone from the virus, but in a lot of cases, only the men control who uses them. So, a couple … Continue reading
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