PATH BlogTo commemorate World Malaria Day and World Immunization Week, our partners in African research centers who are working on a malaria vaccine have been writing about their personal experiences with malaria. Today, M. Nze Ndong Pascal Romuald, former administrative officer … Continue reading
To commemorate World Malaria Day and World Immunization Week, our partners in African research centers who are working on a malaria vaccine have been writing about their personal experiences with malaria. Today, Winston Mbanda, communications officer at the Kenya Medical … Continue reading
Tuberculosis (TB) has been with us for thousands of years—an airborne respiratory illness that by 1882 was the cause of an astounding one of every seven deaths. In spring of that year—March 24, to be exact—Dr. Robert Koch announced he … Continue reading
This 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
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
This week’s take-home from our reading is: to see progress, you’ve got to take a longer view than the daily—or hourly—news cycle allows. Rwanda’s historic health recovery: what the US might learn The Atlantic, February 20, 2013 Amidst the barrage … Continue reading
Dr. Jacqueline Sherris is vice president of Global Programs at PATH. She was the first director of PATH’s HPV Vaccines: Evidence for Impact project. You may not know it, but most likely you’ve been infected with HPV, the virus that … Continue reading
When the drugs we rely on to treat life-threatening diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis begin to lose effectiveness, it’s not only time to worry; it’s time to figure out our next move. This week, media outlets reported on drug-resistant … Continue reading
Rachel Wilson is senior director for policy and advocacy at PATH. When I pick up my newspaper these days, I see a familiar headline: economic disaster awaits the citizens of the United States unless urgent action is taken to get … Continue reading
As the days get shorter, the lists get longer. It’s the time of year when writers all over opine on the best of 2012. We start off this week with two of our favorites. The best small ideas of 2012 … Continue reading
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