Resuscitation can help avert newborn death by helping to establish adequate breathing and circulation when newborns struggle to achieve these on their own. This report identifies many of the gaps in accessing and implementing this essential lifesaving commodity in addition to providing key recommendations to address gaps, improve care, and save lives in the future.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Global

Zambia has recently made tremendous progress in preventing deaths and improving health among women, newborns, and children. Despite this, many still do not receive basic health services and lack access to essential medicines, products, and technologies. This brief gives an overview of the potential impact of increased prioritization of these health area commodities and interventions in Zambia.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Africa

This seven-piece series of purchasing guides is intended to aid procurers in the selection of maternal and neonatal health technologies including birthing and cesarean section simulators, continuous positive airway pressure, fetal monitors, portable ultrasound, rechargeable lighting, thermoregulation devices, and weight scales. Each guide reviews the technology and considers qualities important for use in low-resource settings.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Global

This fact sheet highlights PATH’s work to address rotavirus, the leading cause of severe diarrheal disease. It includes general information about our efforts to increase access to and effectiveness of existing vaccines, as well as to develop new vaccines and to raise awareness through advocacy.

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: Diarrheal disease fact sheets

This toolkit is intended to help with the quantification of commodity needs, development of effective procurement plans, and in writing specifications for national tenders. It provides information on where and how to procure quality-assured neonatal resuscitation commodities and addresses international shipping considerations. English and French versions of the toolkit are available.

Publication date: July 2016

Region: Global

In Zambia, the continued prevalence of congenital syphilis is a risk to newborns, and can cause premature birth, low birth weight, birth defects, and even newborn death. When pregnant women are tested for syphilis, however, service providers can treat the infection and prevent transmission to newborns. PATH is focusing advocacy efforts on the scale-up of a newly available rapid syphilis test, which offers a low-cost, easy-to-use screening option.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Africa

This fact sheet describes PATH's enteric vaccine project from a technical perspective. It includes an overview of PATH's vaccine development portfolio, research activities, and partners to support the development of effective and affordable vaccines against Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, the leading bacterial causes of diarrhea, for children in the developing world.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: Diarrheal disease fact sheets

Hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) planning is a critical step in ensuring the safety and quality of any food product, including donated and processed human milk. PATH developed this trainer’s guide and staff workbook to guide HACCP workshops in human milk banks.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Global

This tool is a national-level quantification tool for basic neonatal resuscitation commodities, although it can be helpful for the district and facility level. It is designed only to provide estimates of product quantities for planning and cost simulations and is not intended for planning detailed distribution. The format of the tool includes simple design elements, such as graphics and navigation arrows, to guide users through the tool.

Publication date: April 2016

Region: Global

In Zambia, PATH’s advocacy and policy program plays an integral role in ensuring that policies are developed and implemented to meet the health needs of the most vulnerable populations. Working alongside decision-makers and key partners, PATH advocates at the national level for increased resource allocations and evidence-based policy changes to accelerate the development and delivery of maternal and newborn health interventions.

Publication date: March 2016

Region: Africa

This four-page brochure highlights how PATH accelerates data-driven innovation to improve health and save lives in Ethiopia. Key focus areas include malaria, tuberculosis, immunization, and newborn and child health.

Publication date: January 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: Country brochures

This four-page brochure highlights how PATH catalyzes local innovation to improve health and save lives in India. Key focus areas include tuberculosis, nutrition, noncommunicable diseases, and novel methods to change health behaviors.

Publication date: January 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: Country brochures

This website about PATH’s South Africa country program provides an overview of the program and its featured projects. See other PATH program websites.

Publication date: 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: Program websites

As part of PATH’s work in vaccine and pharmaceutical delivery technologies, this report provides insight into country priorities for maternal immunization and characterizes the market for adult immunizations in select low- and middle-income countries. It outlines the landscape of vaccines with known and potential value in maternal immunization, summarizes global stakeholder and country-level program priorities for maternal immunization programs, provides demand estimates for high-priority maternal vaccines, and summarizes regulatory requirements.

Publication date: December 2015

Region: Global

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work, in collaboration with Cascade Designs, to develop a portable, battery-powered, easy-to-use device that delivers consistent concentrations of chlorine to treat water in low-resource settings.

Publication date: December 2015

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

This presentation outlines PATH’s work in rural Bihar, India, supporting sustainable sanitation improvements. Specifically, it illustrates the research completed from user needs assessment to design validation.

Publication date: October 2015

Region: Asia

Neonatal infections are a major cause of newborn mortality in low-resource settings. In view of the World Health Organization’s new 2015 guidelines for outpatient treatment of neonatal sepsis when referral is not feasible, PATH reviewed a range of drug formulation, packaging, and delivery technologies that might be applied to gentamicin delivery for infants at primary care to improve safety, ease of delivery, and potentially expand access.

Publication date: October 2015

Region: Global

PATH and Mountain Safety Research® Global Health co-developed the MSR SE200™ Community Chlorine Maker (MSR SE200), a portable, affordable device that makes chlorine on demand with the push of a button for safe, drinkable water.

Publication date: August 2015

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH's work in protecting children from diarrheal disease.

Publication date: June 2015

Region: Global

Part of series: Areas of focus fact sheets

Infographic and video titled “Rotavirus Vaccines: Rapid Rollout is Saving Lives.”

Publication date: May 2015

Region: Global