Language: Spanish

Total publications in this language: 66.

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10 Key Findings and Recommendations for Effective Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Programs

In early 2007, partners of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention met to assess newly analyzed results of key studies in India, Peru, South Africa, and Thailand. These new data spurred the partners to outline ten key findings and recommendations for global policy and practice related to cervical cancer screening and treatment in low-resource settings.

Publication date: April 2007

Region: Global

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ACCP Strategies for Supporting Women With Cervical Cancer

This report provides an overview of current issues relating to cancer treatment in developing countries, followed by descriptions of existing support for cancer patients in countries where ACCP has worked and the support provided by ACCP projects. Finally, this report provides recommendations, based on ACCP experiences, for the provision of basic assistance at the national or local level to women with cervical cancer, within the context of a prevention-based intervention in low-resource settings.

Author: White SC; Winkler JL; ACCP Community Involvement Affinity Group

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Autodisposable Syringes and Sharps Disposal Containers with DMPA

Publication date: 2001

Region: Global

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Conclusions From ACCP Clinical Research in Developing Countries

This ACCP Cervical Cancer Prevention Fact Sheet summarizes the major findings and conclusions from ACCP research on organized cervical cancer prevention programs, alternative screening methods, treatment methods for precancerous lesions, and cost-effectiveness of screen-and-treat programs.

Author: ACCP

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Contraceptive Methods in Focus: IUDs, Implants, and Oral Contraceptives (Outlook, vol. 21, no. 1)

Despite an increase in demand and availability, access to contraceptive use remains a challenge to many due to a variety of barriers. For health care providers and counselors, providing the most up-to-date information concerning contraceptive choices is critical for ensuring clients are able to make the best decisions about their reproductive needs. This issue of Outlook addresses several topics related to contraceptive methods, including trends in contraceptive use, the underutilization of IUDs, the increase in options for contraceptive implants, combined oral contraceptives, and new options in hormonal contraception.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Castro W

Publication date: May 2004

Region: Global

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Developing Cervical Cancer Screening Programs that Meet Women's Needs

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

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Effectiveness, Safety and Acceptability of Cryotherapy: A Systematic Literature Review

The main objective of the review was to examine the available data on the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of cryotherapy, and to communicate the evidence base to health professionals and policy makers in developing countries.

Part of series: Cervical Cancer Prevention: Issues in Depth

Author: Castro W; Gage J; Gaffikin L; Ferreccio C; Sellors J; Sherris J; Blumenthal P

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Emergency Contraception: It's Not Too Late To Prevent Pregnancy

This brochure, which is available in 14 languages, helps health care providers communicate with clients about emergency contraception. The brochure is formatted so that it can be downloaded, printed, photocopied (double-sided), and then folded. There are two versions for each language: one for letter-size paper, the other for A4-size paper.

Publication date: 1998

Region: North America and Europe

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The Female Condom: Significant Potential for STI and Pregnancy Prevention (Outlook, vol. 22, no. 2)

This issue of Outlook provides new information about the female condom as presented at the September 2005 Global Consultation on the Female Condom. Topics include evidence of the female condom's effectiveness for prevention of STIs and pregnancy, issues related to expanding access and use, and gaps in the knowledge base. Successful program examples and a detailed table of female condoms currently available or under development are also presented.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Shane B

Publication date: May 2006

Region: Global

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The Growing Chronic Disease Burden: Implications for Reproductive Health (Outlook, vol. 26, no. 1)

This issue of Outlook discusses the emerging chronic disease burden in developing countries with a focus on cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and the risk factor of obesity. The newsletter addresses relationships between chronic diseases and reproductive health, such as hypertension and diabetes in pregnancy, and contraceptive choice for women with cardiovascular conditions and risk factors.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Drake JK

Publication date: July 2009

Region: Global

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Helping Young People Become Youth Advocates for Immunization

Part of series: CVP Occasional Papers

Author: Smith T; Wittet S

Publication date: 2000

Region: Global

Hepatitis B Vaccine Introduction: Lessons Learned in Advocacy, Communication and Training

Part of series: CVP Occasional Papers

Author: Wittet S

Publication date: 2001

Region: Global

How Can We Prevent Cervical Cancer? A Guide for Community Facilitators

The community facilitator's guide, How Can We Prevent Cervical Cancer? was developed for use by community promotion teams as part of a cervical cancer prevention program in San Mart

Publication date: 2002

Region: Latin America

HPV Testing: Promise and Challenges

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

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I Want Something Different for My Daughter

This brochure is intended for mothers involved in the Entre Amigas project. Entre Amigas works with girls 10 to 14 years old, to help promote responsibility for their own lives (particularly in the areas of sexuality and reproduction) and foster a suitably enabling environment.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Latin America

I Want Something Different for My Daughter (brochure)

This is a trifold brochure for the Entre Amigas project, which works with girls 10 to 14 years old. Entre Amigas helps them take on responsibility for their own lives (particularly in the areas of sexuality and reproduction) and fosters a suitably enabling environment.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Latin America

Immunization and Child Health Materials Development Guide

Author: Younger E; Wittet S; Hooks C; Lasher H

Publication date: 2001

Region: Global

In Women’s Hands: A Film on Women, HIV, and Hope

Filmed in several locations across the world, this short documentary is an tool for organizing and creating awareness around the increasing rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among women and the importance of advocacy for microbicides. The personal stories portrayed in In Women’s Hands speak to the need for microbicides and the importance for leadership on this issue.

Publication date: 2005

Region: Global

Innovations in Cervical Cancer Screening

This fact sheet summarizes the work being done by PATH to develop two new tests to detect infection with cancer-causing human papillomavirus. Designed by the private sector—in partnership with PATH—for use in low-resource settings, these molecular and biochemical screening tools are an innovative answer to the challenge of preventing cervical cancer in the developing world.

Author: Lim J, Sellors J

Publication date: December 2007

Region: Global

InterCambios Monthly

This monthly update provides information to InterCambios allies about gender-based violence (GBV) research, media articles about violence, happenings in the field, and GBV-related resources, events, and opportunities. InterCambios brings together people and organizations working to respond to GBV, using an approach grounded in public health and human rights.

Part of series: E-newsletters

Publication date: 2009

Region: Latin America

InterCambios Newsletter

This newsletter serves to keep advocates and professionals informed of the activities of the InterCambios Alliance and our partners in Latin America.  InterCambios brings together people and organizations working to respond to gender-based violence, using an approach grounded in public health and human rights. All issues are available in Spanish; selected issues are also available in English.

Part of series: E-newsletters

Publication date: 2009

Region: Latin America

InterCambios Website

Launched in 2007, this website provides information, news, and resources to help health sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean respond to gender-based violence.

Part of series: Websites

Publication date: 2009

Region: Latin America

Introducing Oxytocin in the Uniject™ Device: An Overview for Decision-Makers

This overview has been developed for program planners considering introduction and/or expansion of the use of oxytocin, and in particular oxytocin packaged in the Uniject™ device, to reduce the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage as a component of their maternal and child health programming. Administering oxytocin is just one component of active management of third stage labor.

Publication date: September 2008

Region: Global

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Just Had Sex? Afraid of Pregnancy?

This wallet-sized brochure provides basic information about emergency contraception for women and men. The online versions are intended to be printed out double-sided, trimmed, and folded. Packets of 100 copies of the printed editions also may be purchased from this website by using the "Order form for PATH's emergency contraception materials."

Publication date: June 2004

Region: North America and Europe

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Key Facts about Emergency Contraception

This one-page flyer provides clear and essential information about emergency contraception. The document can be downloaded in the languages below. Packets of 100 copies also may be purchased from this website by using the "Order form for PATH's emergency contraception materials."

Author: Hutchings J

Publication date: 2004

Region: North America and Europe

Key Facts About Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines

Publication date: 2006

Region: Global

Key Steps for Meeting Women's Needs

This fact sheet describes issues relating to women's cultural, emotional, and practical needs pertaining to cervical cancer prevention.

Publication date: 2002

Region: Global

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Manual for the Entre Amigas Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health Game

Game board for the translated and adapted version of PATH's "Safari of Life" game on adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Latin America

Misoprostol Use in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Outlook, vol. 21, no. 4)

This issue of Outlook provides evidence-based information on the emerging use of misoprostol in obstetrics and gynecology. It describes current research, regulatory issues, availability, and administration, as well as misoprostol's use during labor and delivery for labor induction and for prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. It also describes its use in inducing or managing abortion, including for treatment of incomplete abortion, preabortion cervical ripening, and pregnancy termination. Finally, it outlines safety issues and implications for research and practice.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Burns M

Publication date: April 2005

Region: Global

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Natural History of Cervical Cancer: Even Infrequent Screening of Older Women Saves Lives

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

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Optimize Strategy: 2009-2012

This document provides a brief overview of the Optimize project’s strategy for developing delivery systems that are as advanced and innovative as the vaccines they support. Optimize, a collaboration between the World Health Organization and PATH, has been given a unique mandate to think far into the future: to put technological and scientific advances to work, helping define the ideal characteristics and specifications for health products; and to create a vaccine supply chain that is flexible and robust enough to handle an increasingly large and costly portfolio of vaccines.

Publication date: October 2009

Region: Global

Optimizing Vaccine Supply Chains

This document describes the urgent need for vaccine supply chain reform, new ideas, and innovative technologies. It also demonstrates the increasing consequences of supply-chain failure in today's environment, as more vaccines are becoming available, new vaccines are costing more than traditional vaccines, and new vaccines are requiring more space than traditional vaccines.

Publication date: February 2009

Region: Global

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Palliative Care for Women with Cervical Cancer: A Field Manual

This manual was developed for health care providers such as community nurses and medical doctors who care for women who are dying of advanced cervical cancer. It offers recommendations for providing supportive care for women with the disease and provides practical advice on managing physical signs and symptoms, using modern medications to relieve pain, promoting good nutrition, and addressing social, emotional, and spiritual issues.

Author: Herdman C; Levin K; Dzuba I; Castro W; Muhombe K; Sellors J

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Palliative Care: Supporting Women With Advanced Cancer

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Pap Smears: An Important But Imperfect Screening Method

Publication date: 2002

Region: Global

The Pap Test: Evidence to Date

The ACCP has developed a set of presentation materials to help cervical cancer prevention advocates make presentations to policymakers, donors, clinicians, program managers, community health workers and others who may be interested or actively involved in cervical cancer prevention. The presentations are available on the ACCP web site in both PowerPoint and as PDF files.

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

PATH's Guiding Principles for Private-Sector Collaboration

Publication date: 2005

Region: Global

Pharmacy Provision of Youth-Friendly Services: A Toolbox with Resources for On-the-Job Training of Pharmacy Staff in Cambodia

A resource for on-the-job training of pharmacy staff that reinforces knowledge about STIs, EC, and regular contraceptive methods as well as provision of youth-friendly services.

Author: Srimuangboon H; Hutchings J; Weldin M

Publication date: 2005

Region: Asia

Planning and Implementing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Programs: A Manual for Managers

This manual is designed to help health professionals develop a new cervical cancer prevention program or strengthen an existing program. The manual provides information on how to organize and implement a program, recognizing that various service delivery options are needed for different geographic and cultural settings and a range of resource levels. The manual offers practical information on how to develop a program; ensure availability and accessibility of services; build and maintain effective service delivery linkages; reach eligible women; train health professionals; monitor program performance; and improve linkages between prevetion, treatment, and palliative care services.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Planning Appropriate Cervical Cancer Prevention Programs (2nd ed)

Author: Herdman C; Sherris J

Publication date: 2000

Region: Global

Preventing Cervical Cancer in Low-Resource Settings (Outlook, vol. 18, no. 1)

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Sherris JD; Herdman C

Publication date: September 2000

Region: Global

Preventing Cervical Cancer: Unprecedented Opportunities for Improving Women's Health (Outlook, vol. 23, no. 1)

This issue of Outlook provides the latest evidence-based information about cervical cancer prevention. It summarizes key issues related to transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV), new HPV vaccines, and strategies for introducing the vaccine in low-resource countries. This issue also identifies new methods for early detection and treatment of cervical cancer.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Castilaw D, Wittet S

Publication date: June 2007

Region: Global

Preventing HIV/AIDS in Low-Resource Settings (Outlook, vol. 19, no. 1)

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Castro W; Lande R; Burns M

Publication date: May 2001

Region: Global

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: Managing the Third Stage of Labor (Outlook, vol. 19, no. 3)

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Shane B

Publication date: September 2001

Region: Global

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Questions Frequently Asked by Women

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

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Reaching Women in Latin America with Misoprostol Use Instructions

This two-page fact sheet provides a brief overview of the results of an exploratory study conducted by PATH, Ipas, and research partners in Latin America to identify appropriate channels through which misoprostol use instructions could be disseminated to women safely and effectively, without causing legal risk to individuals or restrictions to the availability of the drug in Latin America.

Publication date: 2005

Region: Latin America

Reading Time-Temperature Indicators With the Uniject® Device

This job aid illustrates how to read time-temperature indicators with the Uniject device.

Publication date: October 2009

Region: Global

Realizing the Full Potential of Childhood Immunization: How Health Professionals Can Make a Difference

This eight-page paper on local advocacy was written for doctors, nurses, and health educators. It provides practical suggestions for grassroots initiatives supporting immunization and incorporates the insights of co-author Dr. Robert Aston, an immunization advocate from the U.K.

Part of series: CVP Occasional Papers

Author: Wittet S; Aston R

Publication date: 2000

Region: Global

Reducing Unmet Need for Family Planning: Evidence-Based Strategies and Approaches (Outlook, vol. 25, no. 1)

The 25th anniversary issue of Outlook, made possible by support from UNFPA, presents innovative, evidence-based strategies and approaches for addressing unmet need for family planning in developing countries. The issue also reviews the link between family planning and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including improving maternal and child health, promoting gender equality, and combating HIV/AIDS. Addressing unmet need can help tackle some of the most intractable health and development challenges facing the world today.

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Kols A

Publication date: November 2008

Region: Global

Researching New Prevention Approaches for Cervical Cancer: Methodological Guidelines

The ACCP has developed a set of presentation materials to help cervical cancer prevention advocates make presentations to policymakers, donors, clinicians, program managers, community health workers and others who may be interested or actively involved in cervical cancer prevention. The presentations are available on the ACCP web site in both PowerPoint and as PDF files.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Resources for Emergency Contraceptive Pill Programming: A Toolkit

Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are special doses of birth control pills that can be used after unprotected intercourse to prevent pregnancy. Although ECPs offer a safe and effective contraceptive option, with some notable exceptions the method has yet to be widely integrated into developing-country family planning programs. The purpose of this toolkit is to facilitate the integration of ECPs into developing-country family planning and reproductive health programs. It includes resources for ECP advocacy, assessment, service provision, and evaluation. The planning and implementation tools represent best practices and experience that will help programs move through the steps required to make ECP services routinely available through health service delivery systems. The intent of the toolkit is to share widely an array of materials developed by PATH and by other organizations as they worked in a variety of settings to incorporate ECPs into family planning services. It is hoped that by bringing together these resources in a format that facilitates their use, the toolkit can reduce duplication of efforts, redundancy, and unnecessary expense.

Publication date: June 2004

Region: Global

Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer: Evidence to Date

Part of the ACCP's series of fact sheets, this document reviews available evidene on risk factors for cervical cancer.

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Rotavirus Questions and Answers

Publication date: 2006

Region: Global

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Shaping a Strategy to Introduce HPV Vaccines in Peru

This document presents new research results from PATH's HPV Vaccines: Evidence for Impact project in Peru. PATH is working with ministries of health and other country partners to develop strategies for introducing vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer.

Publication date: March 2009

Region: Latin America

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Treating Precancerous Cervical Lesions

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

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Ultra Rice Technology – Expanding Markets for Fortified Rice: An Invisible Bounty as Food for Life

This overview of PATH’s Ultra Rice project summarizes Ultra Rice as a cost-effective and culturally appropriate food-fortification technology specially designed to meet the needs of low-resource, rice-consuming populations.

Publication date: May 2009

Region: Global

Ultra Rice: Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ provides greater detail on a number of issues related to the Ultra Rice technology, including health issues, manufacturing processes, and ingredient and micronutrient composition of Ultra Rice grains.  It also provides some insight into consumer questions and PATH's advocacy and commercialization activities.

Author: Greiner T

Publication date: September 2007

Region: Global

Using Oxytocin in the Uniject™ Device (10 IU in 1 ml)

This job aid provides written and pictoral instruction for health workers for the administration of oxytocin in the Uniject™ device.

Publication date: June 2009

Region: Global

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Violence Against Women: Effects on Reproductive Health (Outlook, vol. 20, no. 1)

Part of series: Outlook

Author: Shane B; Ellsberg M

Publication date: September 2002

Region: Global

Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA): Evidence to Date

The ACCP has developed a set of presentation materials to help cervical cancer prevention advocates make presentations to policymakers, donors, clinicians, program managers, community health workers and others who may be interested or actively involved in cervical cancer prevention. The presentations are available on the ACCP web site in both PowerPoint and as PDF files.

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Visual inspection with Lugol

The ACCP has developed a set of presentation materials to help cervical cancer prevention advocates make presentations to policymakers, donors, clinicians, program managers, community health workers and others who may be interested or actively involved in cervical cancer prevention. The presentations are available on the ACCP web site in both PowerPoint and as PDF files.

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Visual Screening Approaches: Promising Alternative Screening Strategies

Publication date: 2002

Region: Global

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Women's Frequently Asked Questions About Cervical Cancer Screening: Helping Health Care Providers Anticipate and Answer Common Questions

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global

Women's Stories, Women's Lives: Experiences with Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment

Women's Stories, Women's Lives: Experiences with Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment is a collection of stories based on interviews with women who participated in the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) screening and (when applicable) treatment programs. These women's stories illustrate the unnecessary suffering cervical cancer can cause women and their families and how prevention programs can save women's lives.

Author: ACCP

Publication date: 2004

Region: Global

Workshop on Using the WHO Prequalification Programme in Procurement Practices

These workshop materials were developed to improve the knowledge and skills of procurement implementers to enable them to effectively use the WHO Prequalification Programme for Essential Reproductive Health Medicines. The materials include educational and skills-building components to convey the benefits of prequalification within the procurement context and to effectively incorporate prequalification into bidding documents and bidder assessments. If you intend to adapt these materials, it is recommended that experienced facilitators manage each session. For more information, contact info@path.org.

Publication date: April 2008

Region: Global

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Youth-Friendly Pharmacy Program Implementation Kit: Guidelines and Tools for Implementing a Youth-friendly Reproductive Health Pharmacy Program

The Youth-Friendly Pharmacy Program Implementation Kit is intended to guide the development of a sustainable, pharmacy-based initiative. Organizations can adapt the model and the materials as needed, to suit a variety of environments.

Author: Beitz J; Srimuangboon H; Lion-Coleman A; Transgrud R; Hutchings J; Weldin M

Publication date: 2003

Region: Global