This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH's work, global presence, expertise, partners, and funding.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Global

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 study aimed to monitor vector behavior, species composition, and vector susceptibility to insecticides used for malaria vector control to guide the malaria elimination agenda. Outdoor biting, early biting, pyrethroid insecticide resistance, and carbamate insecticide resistance were identified and could undermine elimination efforts. Additional interventions and sustainable insecticide resistance management strategies are likely to be required.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

This study aimed to identify infections below the level of detection of the HRP2-based RDTs used to screen a cohort of individuals followed longitudinally in a randomized control trial. A negative RDT was highly predictive of a true negative, however a positive RDT was only correct half the time. RDT-positive/PCR-negative samples were likely to have been recently treated and cleared of parasites.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

PATH’s Reach Campaign is a US$125 million fundraising initiative to accelerate progress toward a world where health is within reach for everyone. This report provides an update on the campaign as of fall 2016 and examples of how the campaign is advancing global health solutions along the journey of innovation.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: Reports to contributors

This analysis assessed operational aspects of implementing reactive case investigation in very low malaria transmission areas in northern Senegal. Malaria incidence increased throughout the country, overwhelming the health system and contributing to case investigation not being conducted according to protocol, missing many households.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

The most recent Ethiopia National Malaria Indicator Survey was conducted in 2015 and sought to measure progress toward achieving the goals and objectives of the Ethiopia National Malaria Strategic Plan 2011–2015. The survey noted improvements in intervention coverage and use, but also identified gaps in utilization of interventions, especially in low transmission areas.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

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

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Global

Findings suggest that the selection of open source platforms such as DHIS2 and ODK and the training and mentoring of local staff at all levels can lead to a well-supported system that can produce high-quality information for decision-making.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

Participating communities were reached with information about mass drug administration (MDA) through village meetings, drama groups, radio ads, and engagement of village chiefs and local headmen among other methods. Communities that received sensitization were able to recall MDA messages, refusal rate was low (2%), and most participants reported that they believed the benefits of participating to outweigh the risks.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

Following the implementation of a successful study trial to evaluate mass drug administration (MDA), the next logical step is to transition to program mode. A modified MDA program has been developed based on evidence generated from the trial that is currently being implemented in southern Zambia.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

In 2014, in response to the need to increase access to health technologies and bolster innovation, NEPAD agency launched efforts to designate Regional Centres of Regulatory Excellence (RCOREs) in Africa. RCOREs aim to improve the safety and quality of health technologies by strengthening regulatory capacity in African Union member states.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

To facilitate uptake of the updated national health facility guidelines and enhance the quality of malaria case management, MalariaCare supported Ghana’s National Malaria Control Program to conduct on-site training and supportive supervision (OTSS) visits to 26 districts in Ghana’s Eastern region. This poster details the results of these visits and the study’s implications for malaria case management.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

The 2015 malaria indicator survey (MIS) reflected high ITN coverage and increased IPTp coverage. Most provinces could further expand IRS. Despite high ITN coverage, there was not a drop in malaria prevalence by microscopy.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

Zambia looks to pursue an increasingly aggressive strategy in pursuit of a malaria-free country. The strategy will use a stratified approach to deploy interventions across the country, building on progress to date, and accelerate efforts toward national elimination with a focus on strengthening surveillance systems, expanding access to diagnosis and treatment, enhancing coverage of vector control interventions, and rolling out population-wide and focal drug-based strategies where appropriate.

Publication date: November 2016

Region: Africa

Part of series: ASTMH posters

The goal of the Sanitation Service Delivery (SSD) project is to improve urban sanitation outcomes through developing scalable, market-based models that contribute to structural change within the region’s sanitation sector. Results from user research on shared fecal sludge containment in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire are outlined in this poster.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Africa

Advocacy has been part of PATH’s work since our founding nearly 40 years ago. Today, PATH’s team of advocacy professionals around the world works at all levels with governments, civil society, the private sector, and other partners to advance policy initiatives that result in better health for women, children, and families. This brochure explains how we do it and gives examples of our recent successes.

Publication date: October 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

The goal of the Sanitation Service Delivery (SSD) project is to improve urban sanitation outcomes through developing scalable, market-based models that contribute to structural change within the region’s sanitation sector with an initial focus on cities in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana. The Global Sanitation Service Chain tools help users identify appropriate sanitation technologies for their specific use case; the tools can be found below.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

Following the endorsement of the African Union (AU) Model Law on Medical Products Regulation in January 2016, regional legal frameworks and national laws must be revised to reflect Model Law provisions and support regulatory harmonization. Regional economic communities and member states have an important role to play in the creation of roadmaps and plans of action at the regional and national levels, which will be critical in the domestication of the AU model law.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Africa