This case study details Nepal’s successful efforts—despite several challenges—against Japanese encephalitis (JE), from establishing disease surveillance to a robust routine JE immunization program.

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Asia

This guide is designed to help country decision-makers understand the evidence around Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine introduction, the potential benefits, and how to incorporate JE vaccines into their country’s immunization program. The guide consists of five modules, including:

1. Does My Country Need JE Vaccine?
2. Is JE Vaccination Cost Effective?
3. Which JE Vaccine Should My Country Use?
4. How Should My Country Introduce JE Vaccine?
5. Can My Country Afford a JE Vaccination Program?

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Asia

PATH’s advocacy work builds on and continues global efforts to expand access to simple, essential, and affordable medicines, medical devices, and other health supplies to prevent deaths of women and children worldwide.

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America

Pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries have inadequate access to lifesaving maternal health products, resulting in preventable deaths when complications arise during pregnancy or childbirth. Healthy markets are essential to improving access to these products. This series of advocacy papers provides specific and actionable recommendations that advocates and decision-makers—globally and in three target countries:  Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria—can use to raise awareness of the urgent actions needed and push for positive policy change to improve the quality and availability of essential maternal health products.

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Africa, Asia, Global

This fact sheet describes a project that PATH is implementing in Vietnam with support from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the US Department of Health and Human Services. The project is supporting the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in Vietnam. PATH is providing technical assistance to various groups in Vietnam to facilitate the production and clinical evaluation of safe and effective influenza vaccines and synergizing activities with work already under way in Vietnam through the World Health Organization.

Publication date: August 2016

Region: Asia

Advocacy is an effective method to achieve global health goals by ensuring that necessary resources, policies, and political will are available to support important programs. These resources help new and experienced advocates assess policy advocacy options, plan goals and activities, and develop a comprehensive strategy for advocacy impact. For more information, please visit: http://sites.path.org/advocacyandpolicy/how-we-do-it/strengthen-advocacy-capacity/.

Publication date: July 2016

Region: Africa, Asia, Global

This case study explores PATH’s effective scale-up of a Digital Immunization Registry System (ImmReg) in Vietnam. The web-based application is accessed by health workers via computers and smartphones to record and manage immunization data. ImmReg also sends Short Message Service (SMS) reminders to caretakers of children due for vaccinations.

Publication date: June 2016

Region: Asia, Global

PATH conducted a health systems assessment exploring opportunities and challenges related to the potential future introduction of the SILCS diaphragm in India. An opportunity to expand women’s options for contraceptive protection, this nonhormonal method could address the unmet reproductive health needs of many women in India.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Asia, Global

PATH is collaborating with the Novartis Foundation to introduce an innovative healthcare delivery model designed to improve hypertension management and control in Vietnam. The three-year program aims to improve blood pressure control among adults by increasing access to and use of high-quality hypertension services that are sustainable and scalable.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Asia

PATH, in collaboration with the Epidemiology & Disease Control Division, Government of Nepal, and B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, is implementing a focused pharmacovigilance program for kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in Nepal. The program aims to strengthen patient safety and care associated with the use of VL drugs. The results of the pharmacovigilance activities are summarized in this newsletter.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Asia

Part of series: Pharmacovigilance newsletters

This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH’s project to introduce fortified rice in Myanmar. The goal of the project is to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in the population while also creating income-generating opportunities. PATH is working with government and private-sector partners to create a thriving private market for fortified rice and to distribute it to vulnerable populations.

Publication date: May 2016

Region: Asia

PATH and Johnson & Johnson Vietnam are collaborating on Breath for Life, a new project to reduce childhood tuberculosis (TB) illness and death in Vietnam. Breath for life will strengthen the detection, treatment, and management of TB in children in NgheAn, a province highly burdened by TB, in partnership with the Vietnam National Tuberculosis Programme.

Publication date: April 2016

Region: Asia

PATH, in collaboration with the Directorate General Health Services (DGHS), Directorate General Drug Administration (DGDA), Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), is implementing a focused pharmacovigilance program for kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in Bangladesh. The program aims to strengthen patient safety and care associated with the use of VL drugs. The results of the pharmacovigilance activities are summarized in this newsletter.

Publication date: April 2016

Region: Asia

Part of series: Pharmacovigilance newsletters

This fact sheet describes the Healthy Markets project, which is designed to grow the commercial market for HIV-related goods and services to meet the needs of Vietnam's most-at-risk populations. The project offers market and consumer behavior research, policy and regulatory support, technical assistance, and private-sector engagement opportunities to encourage innovation and investment.

Publication date: April 2016

Region: Asia

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: March 2016

Region: Asia

This capability statement highlights PATH’s efforts to strengthen supply chains in India. Our work has centered on the development, introduction, and scale-up of technology and system innovations that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of India’s public health programs.

Publication date: March 2016

Region: Asia

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

Publication date: 2016

Region: Asia

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: 2016

Region: Asia

Part of series: Program websites

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

Publication date: 2016

Region: Asia

Part of series: Program websites

This is part of a series of reports discussing the activities, milestones, and outcomes of the Protection Options for Women Product Development Partnership (2011-2015) dedicated to expanding access to the Woman’s Condom. This report focuses on our work shaping and strengthening markets for the Woman’s Condom in China. In March 2016, the Woman’s Condom received WHO/UNFPA prequalification, an important step toward increasing global access.

Publication date: December 2015

Region: Asia, Global

Part of series: Global Report: Protection Options for Women Product Development Partnership (POW PDP)