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

This two-page fact sheet describes PATH’s collaboration with community-based organizations in Mumbai to develop a Private Provider Interface Agency (PPIA), which is a comprehensive urban TB service delivery model. The PPIA is designed to increase access to TB services for urban populations at high risk by engaging private practitioners in TB care.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: 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

Moving the Needle provides quarterly updates from PATH’s Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA) on its vaccine development efforts, as well as related supporting work, such as developing human challenge models, building capacity of developing-country vaccine manufacturers, and evaluating new adjuvants and other novel vaccine technologies. It includes updates on our progress, partnerships, and specific activities. This is one of two newsletters published by CVIA. Immunization Matters covers CVIA’s vaccine uptake and access work.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

PATH Journeys bring travelers to the heart of PATH's work, allowing them to experience firsthand the impact of our health innovations. Travelers are immersed in the culture of the countries we visit as they meet with the health ministers, clinicians, community health workers, and the women and children whose lives are touched by our work.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

Our 40th anniversary tour will trace PATH’s decades of partnership in this extraordinary hub of business, art, and culture—and explore what’s next for a country that has transitioned from receiving services to providing affordable vaccines, drugs, and devices to families worldwide.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Asia

For nearly 40 years, PATH has teamed up with India’s leaders and communities to translate the nation’s vast resources into better health for its women, children, and communities. Now, we invite you to join our experts and partners to experience this work firsthand.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: 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. PATH’s product development approach and tools are outlined in this poster.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Africa

This lexicon was developed by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and PATH as a ready reference for partners to establish a common vaccine innovation vocabulary. The main purpose of this document is to align understanding of how these terms are used across the Alliance. Terms are grouped by category and listed alphabetically within their category.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

In light of the World Health Organization's guidelines for outpatient treatment of neonatal sepsis when referral is not feasible, this brief provides an analysis of relevant technical, regulatory, manufacturing, procurement, logistical, and training considerations of a customized, marked syringe for delivery of gentamicin.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

PATH’s Reach Campaign is raising $125 million by the close of 2017 to accelerate progress toward a world where health is within reach for everyone, no matter where they live. As detailed in this case for support, we are focusing on areas of greatest need and opportunity: malaria elimination, women’s and reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, and child health.

Publication date: October 2016

Region: Global

PATH works to improve reproductive health technologies and strengthen services by focusing on specific needs for different stages in women’s lives. This means, for example, ensuring availability of youth-friendly services for adolescents, contraceptive choices for women in their main child-bearing years, and information and services for breast and cervical cancer for mid-adult women.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Global

Part of series: Areas of focus fact sheets

This assessment evaluated opportunities and challenges relating to the introduction of SILCS in South Africa as a multipurpose prevention technology that could potentially protect users from HIV as well as unintended pregnancy. The Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health (MatCH) Research group (University of the Witwatersrand) conducted this assessment and report, available in both full and abridged versions.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Africa

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

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. Findings from user research on shared containment in Cote d’Ivoire are included in this fact sheet. A French version of the fact sheet is also available.

Publication date: September 2016

Region: Africa