PATH BlogWhen 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
Dr. David Kaslow is director of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI). It’s great to be in Cape Town, South Africa, to see the results from our ongoing late-stage trial of a malaria vaccine presented here—in Africa. In the 1980s, … 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
Our sympathies and best wishes for recovery go out to all affected by the superstorm that slammed into the East Coast of the United States this week. Our thoughts are with you. In other parts of the world, there was … 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
Like much of the world, we’ve been keeping tabs on election campaigns in the United States recently. If you’re an American who’s seen any of our justly famous political ads, by now you’re probably wondering how we manage to get … Continue reading
Around PATH, the idea that partnering with the private sector can lead to global health and development solutions has been part of our work for decades. For an example, look no farther than the Uniject™ injection system, developed by PATH, … Continue reading
If there’s a theme to the news that caught our eye this week, it’s the challenging question of how to get drugs and other health supplies to people living in developing countries. Coke applies supply-chain expertise to deliver AIDS drugs … Continue reading
Good news from UNICEF: more children than ever before are surviving beyond their fifth birthdays. A new report (5.2 MB PDF) available on UNICEF’s website estimates that the global number of deaths among children under age five has fallen from … Continue reading
In our selection of global health news this week, we find a gene mutation that protects against malaria, an epidemiologist’s view on the campaign against meningitis, a proposed bill to support contraception in the Philippines, the spread of HIV/AIDS in … Continue reading
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