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Subject: Reproductive health
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- 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
- Paper Microbicide Applicators: A Low-Cost Solution to Increase Access to HIV Prevention Methods
Since 2003, PATH has conducted a wide range of activities to inform and advance the development of novel microbicide-delivery methods that are safe, acceptable, affordable, and appropriate for use in low-resource settings. This fact sheet describes how PATH identified a paper, user-filled applicator as an important, practical option that could help reduce cost per dose, thereby improving access to microbicide products in impoverished regions most affected by HIV.
Publication date: June 2012
Region: Global
- Participatory Site Assessment: A Guide to Generating Information to Design Community-Based Interventions for HIV Prevention in India
This toolkit aims to help key population communities mobilize themselves for HIV prevention and to generate information to design HIV prevention interventions and services. This toolkit was developed by PATH for nongovernmental and community-based organizations that intend to implement HIV risk-reduction projects and targeted interventions with key populations.
Publication date: 2007
Region: Asia
- PATH in China: Joining With Diverse Partners to Create Sustainable Health Solutions
This brochure outlines PATH's work in China, with emphasis on public-private partnerships for product development. Areas of focus include vaccines and immunization, health technologies, and women's health.
Publication date: November 2012
Region: Asia
- PATH in Ethiopia: Working in Partnership for Better Health and Stronger Communities
This brochure outlines PATH's work in Ethiopia to improve health. We work side by side with Ministry of Health officials, nongovernmental organizations, multilateral agencies, and other development-sector partners to bring our extensive experience and expertise to bear on the country’s health challenges. Our alliances with hundreds of community collaborators provide an entry point for reaching families and communities to improve health and promote change from the ground up.
Publication date: December 2011
Region: Africa
- PATH in India: Changing the Face of Health in India and Around the World
This brochure outlines PATH's work in India, where we're addressing a range of health problems while leveraging the country’s growing capacity to innovate and contribute to global health solutions.
Publication date: November 2012
Region: Asia
- Path to Growth: A Life-Planning Skills Training Manual
This handbook is an English translation of the Chinese manual created for the China Youth Reproductive Health Project. It includes modules for facilitators to conduct life-planning skills training for young people.
Publication date: February 2004
Region: Asia
- PATH Today (Spring 2013)
This issue of PATH Today describes PATH's multipronged approach to eliminating malaria in Africa and the development of semisynthetic artemisinin, a key ingredient in malaria treatment. It includes updates on PATH's work to prevent diarrhea in Cambodia and to diagnose cervical cancer. It also contains a profile of Dean Allen, CEO of McKinstry and PATH's board treasurer.
Publication date: May 2013
Region: Global
Part of series: PATH Today
- PATH Woman’s Condom Features and Specifications
This fact sheet summarizes the performance objectives, key features, and product specifications of the PATH Woman's Condom.
Author: Robertson J
Publication date: September 2005
Region: Global
- The Peer Family Experience
This is one of a series of fact sheets that describe PATH's current and past work in Kenya. The fact sheets focus on specific projects as well as unique approaches that cut across projects. This fact sheet describes work of the Peer Family Program, one of the most unique and successful interventions of AMKENI, a project aimed at increasing use of integrated HIV and AIDS, family planning, reproductive health, and child survival services in Western and Coast provinces.
Publication date: June 2006
Region: Africa
- 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
- Physical Exercises for Patients After Breast Cancer Surgery [Ukrainian]
Recommends several exercises for women recovering from breast cancer.
Publication date: 1998
Region: Eastern Europe
- 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
- Preadolescent Girls: The Hidden Population: Findings from the Entre Amigas Project Baseline
This report, carried out under PATH's Entre Amigas project, describes the methodology and results of qualitative study and qualitative survey carried out as a baseline study on a population of 600 girls ages 10-14 years, living in Ciudad Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua. The baseline findings informed the Entre Amigas program strategy and interventions.
Publication date: 2004
Region: Latin America
- Preventing Cervical Cancer in Low-Resource Settings (Outlook, vol. 18, no. 1)
Author: Sherris JD; Herdman C
Publication date: September 2000
Region: Global
Part of series: Outlook
- Preventing Cervical Cancer Worldwide
This report highlights the major findings, lessons, and recommendations from the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Publication date: 2004
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.
Author: Castilaw D, Wittet S
Publication date: June 2007
Region: Global
Part of series: Outlook

