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Many global health organizations strive to target the “poorest of the poor” with health services and technology innovations. But this may be a mistake.

In some of the most remote communities in Ethiopia, as few as 12 percent of children have received all of their basic vaccines. That is a big gap from the 94 percent who have been vaccinated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city.

While the PATH shop is designed for testing products and creating prototypes, “there’s really not much we can’t do,” says shop manager Mike Eisenstein.

It’s not enough to invent and implement solutions to global health problems. The global health community must also secure the support of global decision-makers.