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This technical brief explores how ten countries are navigating the impacts of cuts to official development assistance (ODA) for health. While each has taken commendable steps to mitigate risks, constrained fiscal space and competing national priorities continue to pose difficult trade-offs. The analysis highlights how long-standing aid dynamics—where donor support has driven major health gains but also fostered dependency through siloed programs—complicate transitions toward greater domestic ownership.Current shifts in global health funding present an opportunity for governments, civil society, and partners to collaborate in strengthening domestic financing, integrating health systems, and building resilience. Continued donor engagement and strong advocacy will be critical to protect hard-won progress and ensure that women and children are not left behind.

This infographic highlights the intersection between medical oxygen and noncommunicable diseases, especially chronic respiratory diseases. It also outlines different actions stakeholders can prioritize to reduce the burden of NCDs and therefore the need for treatment with medical oxygen.

The Zambia Ministry of Health and PATH established oxygen-related indicators for monitoring outcomes along the medical oxygen ecosystem. It was proposed to conduct a feasibility assessment to evaluate the ease of collecting data on the 21 oxygen indicators. The assessment demonstrated 76 percent of indicators were determined as feasible. However, ease of implementation is differentiated by availability of data collection tools, standard operating procedures, and resources, such as data clerks at facilities.

Despite progress over two decades, Africa’s immunization gains face growing threats. To address this, PATH facilitated the development of the Africa Regional Advocacy Strategy on Immunization 2025–2030.Co-created with the African Union, Africa CDC, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, civil society, and Expanded Programme on Immunization leaders from 14 countries, the strategy unites regional institutions, governments, partners, and communities around a shared vision: By 2030, ensure strong regional and national leadership that accelerates progress toward immunization targets to reach zero-dose, underimmunized, and missed communities across Africa.The strategy focuses on:• Strengthening political leadership• Securing sustainable financing• Reinforcing accountability• Building vaccine confidence• Advancing regional harmonization and manufacturingThis is more than a framework—it’s a call to action. By aligning stakeholders around bold priorities and measurable outcomes, it aims to save lives and build a healthier, more resilient Africa.

PATH’s mental health program highlights the successful integration of mental health services into primary health care systems. It utilizes a multifaceted approach that focuses on literacy, policy, capacity building of primary care providers, and community empowerment.We are transforming mental health care outcomes for young people in India through innovative, scalable, and system-integrated approaches. PATH, together with the Health Department of the Government of Karnataka and with support from the Indira Foundation, is introducing a flagship initiative, ASPIRE (Advancing Stakeholder-led Program for Improving Young People’s Access to Mental Health Resources and Responsiveness of the Ecosystem), designed for youth aged 15–24 years in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. We build mental health literacy and self-care skills using youth-led storybooks in multiple languages (English, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi), peer education models, and Manopath, an interactive WhatsApp chatbot. ASPIRE envisions enhancing the public health system’s capacity to screen, counsel, and refer youth to services such as Tele MANAS and the District Mental Health Program, while fostering cross-sectoral collaboration for sustainable impact.Previously, PATH led a national pilot to integrate mental health services into primary health care across 1,081 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in 10 states. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, state National Health Missions, and the Gates Foundation, we trained 9,277 frontline workers and developed a robust technical mental health literacy resource package. Between September 2024 and May 2025, over 2.1 lakh individuals were pre-screened by ASHA workers, over 66,000 people were screened, and over 15,000 people were counseled by Community Health Officers to deliver inclusive, large-scale mental health programs.Earlier, with Fondation Botnar, PATH conducted the SAMYP (Stakeholder-Led Advancement of Mental Health of Young People) project, a comprehensive landscape analysis of youth mental health policies and programs. The findings emphasized the need for sustainable access to accurate mental health information, resources, and basic mental health care services.PATH has developed and disseminated high-quality, reliable, and ready-reference knowledge products—including landscape reports, technical briefs, white paper series, and real-life stories—to promote mental health literacy and make it a national priority.