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Menstruation is a basic biological process for girls and women, yet many in India face challenges with managing menstruation, largely due to taboos and restrictions, including the availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products and systems for safe disposal. This messaging framework provides overarching themes and talking points on menstrual hygiene management for most audiences. They put spokespersons and advocates on common ground so individuals and groups can echo and reinforce each other through their advocacy and outreach efforts.

This report summarizes outcomes from the African Innovation Effect held in Durban, South Africa, in May, 2017.

One of the primary benefits of ICTs is the improved ability to collect, analyze, and use data. But to do this well and sustainably requires fostering a data use culture. In this paper, we explore two frameworks that PATH has developed to highlight the necessary components of a data use culture-at a national system or country level as well as at organization, facility, community, or individual levels. We also present recommendations for how the digital health field can take local, regional, and global action to accelerate the rate at which countries and communities are designing and building their own data use cultures.

Progress made in protecting Americans and people around the world from pandemics is at risk of being lost if funding is not sustained. This report provides analysis of the importance of developing a robust pipeline of new drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, and other technologies for diseases likely to become pandemics, and outlines recommendations for action from the US government to prevent the next pandemic.

Developed jointly by PATH and Deutshe Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), this report provides practical recommendations for how policymakers in the European Union (EU) can strengthen support, and accelerate progress of regulatory harmonization in Africa. The report also lays out the status of harmonization efforts underway across Africa, how they are being supported by the EU and opportunities for increased partnership.