PATH BlogEditor’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
As we canvassed news in global health and development this week, we found some reasons for optimism: advances in some medical devices, a different way to collaborate in research, and—potentially—a new use for an old vaccine. Crowdsourcing reveals lifesaving potential … 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
Our weekly look at what’s new and interesting in global health and development turns up some good news about malaria prevention, a drug company that’s trying a different approach, and a reason to celebrate on September 12. Winning the battle … Continue reading
Today we begin a new feature: a selective scan of global health news and opinion with an eye toward stories you may have missed. This week find out about growing success in getting vaccines to the most isolated countries in … Continue reading
To mark World Hepatitis Day, Molly Derrick, a member of our staff in Vietnam, sent this encouraging report on progress in getting newborns the vaccine that can protect them from hepatitis B. In Asia, infants face a greater risk of … Continue reading
Last fall PATH’s Lesley Reed visited our projects in India, including efforts to improve immunization services. Here is one of her reports from the field. You can see other stories about PATH’s work and the people it affects in our … Continue reading
Earlier this month, we told you about plans to consider a roadmap to provide universal access to vaccines that have the potential to save more than 20 million lives by 2020. Today, the World Health Organization’s decision-making body, the World … Continue reading
An action plan for the Decade of Vaccines Next week, an international group with members involved in just about every aspect of developing and delivering vaccines will present a plan to the decision-making body of the World Health Organization and … Continue reading
I came to Ghana to support global communications around today’s unprecedented simultaneous launch of two new vaccines with my head full of ideas about the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of introducing two vaccines at once. You can see a short video … Continue reading
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