PATH BlogIn the West African country of Benin this week, mothers will bind their youngest children to their backs with bright pieces of cloth. Shopkeepers will pull closed the metal doors that secure their businesses. Young people will mount their bicycles … 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
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
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
Our sister bloggers at PATH’s defeatDD.org have announced the second round of their Poo Haiku contest. Between now and October 31, string together some silly syllables to help bring awareness to a serious subject: diarrheal disease. The media’s noticing, as … Continue reading
Here’s a sampling of the news that caught our eye this week. At the UN, money backs up vow to eradicate polio by 2015 CNN, October 2, 2012 Peter Salk and Aseefa Zardari never met before today, but they have … Continue reading
Here are some of the stories we’ve been thinking about recently. Why noncommunicable diseases must be part of any new development goals The Guardian, September 11, 2012 In 2000, world leaders drafting the millennium development goals addressed many of the … Continue reading
Editor’s note: this post was modified on August 29, 2012. Here’s our survey of the week’s global health and development news: UN calls for drought policies emphasizing more conservation, less consumption The Washington Post, August 21, 2012 The world urgently … Continue reading
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