Health systems strengthening

Epidemic preparedness and response

We help countries build strong health systems with the laboratories, clinics, and well-trained staff required to prevent, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks.

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January 20, 2022
Closing gaps in oxygen access and respiratory care
March 26, 2024
Zoonotic outbreaks and the systems that prevent them
August 11, 2022
How sewage can help countries get ahead of COVID-19 variants
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  1. Dr. Laura Lydia Adong (khaki overalls), a veterinary officer in Uganda, vaccinates farm animals against anthrax. PATH helps governments apply a One Health approach to guard against climate-driven zoonotic disease outbreaks. Photo: PATH/BBC StoryWorks.
    March 26, 2024

    Zoonotic outbreaks and the systems that prevent them

    How PATH and Uganda’s government are working together to strengthen veterinary laboratories—and protect farmers and their animals.
  2. Helen Kamau, regional lead for PATH’s Access to Medical Devices portfolio, stands with representatives from Build Health International at Africa’s 1st Regional Biomedical Engineering and Health Technologies Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: BHI
    January 15, 2024

    Strong health systems require resilient biomedical engineering: Four ways to expand its reach

    Medical devices are a vital component of effective health care delivery yet not enough attention is given to the critical role of biomedical engineers in maintaining the equipment that keep patients alive. Below are four ways to address this gap.
  3. Dr. Laura Lydia Adong, a veterinary officer in Uganda’s Mbale District, examines blood samples taken from local farm animals. Photo: PATH/BBC StoryWorks.
    December 12, 2023

    Expert Q&A: Preventing climate-driven disease outbreaks

    How Uganda is applying a One Health approach to detect and prevent zoonotic diseases—and protect farmers and their animals.
  4. A health care worker unpacks and installs an oxygen concentrator for a COVID-19-positive patient inside an isolation ward at Rural Hospital in Palghar, Maharashtra, India. Photo: PATH/Ragul Krishnan.
    September 27, 2023

    Universal health coverage means universal oxygen access

    Medical oxygen is critical across countries, ages, and diseases. “Health for all” cannot be achieved without sustained prioritization and investment in universal oxygen access.
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