DefeatDD’s weekly blog features posts from PATH staff and partners about the burden of diarrheal disease and the solutions to defeat it, including trends in child health, success stories, news, and personal perspectives.

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Blogs

DefeatDD.org is an interactive website aimed at informing and inspiring advocates committed to joining their voices and raising awareness about diarrheal disease. The website hosts a weekly blog about advances in diarrheal disease control and provides key documents and links to information on simple, lifesaving interventions that have the potential to significantly impact diarrhea incidence worldwide.

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Websites

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

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Program websites

This website about the technologies for maternal and neonatal health group within the Technology Solutions program provides an overview of the group and its featured projects. See other PATH program websites.

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Program websites

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

Publication date: 2017

Region: Asia

Part of series: Program websites

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

Publication date: 2017

Region: Africa

Part of series: Program websites

This website provides an overview of our Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition Program and its featured projects. See other PATH program websites.

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Program websites

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

Publication date: 2017

Region: Global

Part of series: Program websites

This fact sheet describes the collaboration between PATH and local leaders in India to scale up integrated human milk banking systems—giving more babies access to lifesaving health and nutrition.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Asia, Global

Host antisecretory targets are a promising treatment option for easing the symptoms of diarrheal disease and addressing shortcomings of existing therapies. This poster presentation from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016 Annual Meeting summarizes the results of tests comparing several clinical-stage drug candidates that have the potential to treat acute secretory diarrhea.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: ASTMH posters

This fact sheet describes how PATH supports Kenyan partners to adapt our existing human milk banking model, called the Mother-Baby Friendly Initiative Plus (MBFI+), to meet the country’s needs for newborn care.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa, Global

This fact sheet provides an overview of human milk banking in a global context.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Global

Syphilis remains a serious health threat for pregnant women and newborns, though elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of syphilis is within reach. This paper, focusing on Nigeria, Zambia, and India, provides policy recommendations to strengthen commitment to EMTCT of syphilis and advance solutions that expand access to high-quality services.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Africa, Asia

PATH, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) assessed 154 health facilities in four regions to evaluate newborn infrastructure and service delivery as part of the Making Every Baby Count Initiative (MEBCI). Project leaders disseminated their findings in each region and presented the information at the American Evaluation Association conference in October 2016.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Africa, Global

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