The total cost of ownership (TCO) tool for cold chain equipment (CCE) is designed to help users understand the costs of purchasing and maintaining CCE over time. The tool allows country-specific customization for modeling capital and operating expenses of World Health Organization Performance, Quality and Safety prequalified equipment via interactive worksheets.

Please note: the TCO tool is not Mac compatible. When using the tool, please be sure to enable macros; help on this topic can be found on the instructions tab.

Publication date: June 2017

Region: Global

Advocacy for Better Health is a US Agency for International Development five-year, US$20 million project aimed at improving the availability, accessibility, and quality of health and social services in Uganda. Implemented by PATH and Initiatives Inc., the project aspires to engage communities in the planning and monitoring of health and social services, and enhance the capacity of civil society organizations to represent citizen interests and conduct advocacy to strengthen health-related policies, budgets, and programs.

Publication date: May 2017

Region: Africa

The Gavi Full Country Evaluations was a prospective study from 2013 to 2016 in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia. The study aimed to understand and quantify the barriers and drivers of immunization program improvements, with a focus on the contributions made by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. These briefs summarize the key findings and recommendations from the evaluation period.

Publication date: May 2017

Region: Africa, Asia

This brief outlines PATH’s priorities at the 70th World Health Assembly, including access to essential medicines; immunization; epidemic preparedness; maternal, adolescent, and child health; and more.

Publication date: May 2017

Region: North America and Europe

The series covers the three menstrual health themes—normalizing taboos, menstrual hygiene products (access, affordability, and appropriateness), and disposal systems and access to infrastructure in the Indian context.

Publication date: May 2017

Region: Asia

As malaria programs move closer to achieving elimination, more sensitive point-of-care diagnostic tests are needed to detect the final parasite reservoirs. PATH and collaborators have developed a highly sensitive diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria to use in the surveillance and mass screen-and-treat programs critical for malaria elimination.

Publication date: April 2017

Region: Global

This brief provides a summary of the establishment of the first human milk bank in Viet Nam.

Publication date: April 2017

Region: Asia

This fact sheet describes PATH’s efforts to eliminate meningococcal meningitis epidemics from Africa, once and for all. It covers work across meningitis projects, including the development and distribution of MenAfriVac®, the vaccine that has virtually eliminated meningitis A wherever it has been introduced.

Publication date: April 2017

Region: Global

The United States has a long history of leadership in global immunization. This educational fact sheet created by PATH and several advocacy partners highlights US government efforts in global immunization, including support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; UNICEF; and the World Health Organization, as well as immunization activities carried out by the US Agency for International Development, US Department of Defense, and various agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Publication date: April 2017

Region: North America and Europe

The Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) produced this interactive toolkit, which offers step-by-step guidance on using data analytics to monitor heath provider payment systems and track whether payment systems are supporting health system objectives toward achieving Universal Health Coverage.

Publication date: April 2017

Region: Global

This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of Sayana® Press, a lower-dose formulation of the contraceptive Depo-Provera®. Sayana Press provides three months of contraceptive protection per dose, and is small, light, and requires minimal training to use—making it suitable for community-based distribution and administration through self-injection. For more information, please visit our Reproductive Health Global Program website.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Africa

Part of series: Sayana Press (DMPA-SC in Uniject) introduction and research fact sheets

This brief highlights the importance of increased investment in research and development for health in Kenya.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Africa

This fact sheet describes PATH’s Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA), which was launched in 2016 to strengthen, accelerate, and coordinate PATH’s broad range of work across the vaccine spectrum.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Global

This brief provides a clinical overview of the injectable contraceptive Sayana® Press, which contains 30% less depot medroxyprogesterone acetate than the intramuscular presentation of Depo-Provera®. It is administered subcutaneously through the prefilled Uniject injection system, an autodisable injection device. For more information, please visit our Reproductive Health Global Program website.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Africa

Part of series: Sayana Press (DMPA-SC in Uniject) introduction and research fact sheets

PATH's Digital Health Solutions (DHS) program works across health domains such as immunization, supply chain, maternal and child health, and insurance to identify and address information management needs and improve data-driven decision-making at the country and global levels.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Global

The Community Mobilization and Action Planning workshop was created as an addendum to PATH’s three-day policy advocacy strategy development curriculum, which aims to increase the understanding and skills among individuals and organizations to plan, facilitate, and implement policy advocacy strategies to bring about change. Using PATH’s 10-part framework for assessing policy advocacy options and making strategic decisions about goals and activities, Advocacy for Better Health developed this Community Mobilization and Action Planning workshop focused on community-level advocacy and health-related change.

Publication date: March 2017

Region: Africa

PATH joined the Global Health Security effort, led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance the US government’s pledge to support countries in fighting infectious diseases through surveillance, and building laboratory and health information systems capacity.

Publication date: February 2017

Region: Global

This brief highlights the important role of research and regulations in developing health technologies and the work Kenya is doing to strengthen its regulatory environment.

Publication date: February 2017

Region: Africa

PATH, a global leader in maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, partners with communities, governments, and stakeholders to address malnutrition worldwide. This fact sheet introduces our Nutrition Innovation Initiative, a unique “idea incubator” that links nutrition solutions from across sectors to further expand our impact.

Publication date: February 2017

Region: Global

This brochure outlines PATH's work in China, where we collaborate with government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, and manufacturers to improve health and save lives. With technical assistance from PATH, China is becoming a leading supplier of lifesaving health technologies and products for use in low-resource settings. Programmatic areas include tuberculosis, vaccines and immunization, neglected tropical diseases, and reproductive health.

Publication date: February 2017

Region: Asia

Part of series: Country brochures