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Increasing the ability to share and view rapid diagnostic testing dataThis report provides a template of data fields specifically relevant to the COVID-19 RDT (rapid diagnostic test) workflow, called the “ACT-A COVID-19 ANTIGEN RDT DATA MODEL”. The intention was to accelerate the development and deployment of a set of minimum functionalities with a minimum dataset (designed specifically for the project), incorporating data exchange and format standards, for the collection of COVID-19 data. This model is aimed at supporting LMIC partners in the collection of COVID-19 antigen RDT results at a decentralized level for use in patient care, disease surveillance, supply chain management, and as relevant, other use-cases related to pandemic responses.

The Training of Trainer module on “Personnel Handling Oxygen Devices”, developed by PATH, is intended to provide training to personnel handling oxygen devices in order to meet future demand for medical oxygen by understanding the components of medical oxygen management, oxygen devices, oxygen storage sources, oxygen delivery equipment, operation and maintenance, and their rational and hygienic use.

PATH has developed this module to train medical and nursing personnel on various components of medical oxygen management; COVID-19 case management with oxygen; devices used to deliver oxygen therapy to patients; and the rational use of oxygen to meet future demand for medical oxygen. This module will help in effectively overseeing the management of medical oxygen and judiciously using medical oxygen in respiratory care and COVID-19 case management.

The New Nets Project was established with the goal of making the latest resistance breaking net technology more widely available to malaria programs throughout Africa. As well as managing the rapid deployment of new nets to partner countries and negotiating a volume guarantee to reduce prices, the New Nets Project partners oversee randomized control trials and pilots. The evidence gathered from these will be used to ascertain the impact and cost-effectiveness of the nets and support an appropriate policy recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO). The New Nets Project is co-funded by Unitaid and The Global Fund, with complementary funding provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID. The project is led by IVCC. This report shares interim findings from the five observational studies led by PATH.

In many low- and middle-income countries, hundreds of thousands of people—including many newborns, children, and pregnant women—die needlessly each year from hypoxemia, or a low concentration of oxygen in the blood. Hypoxemia can be caused by a range of illnesses and complications, including pneumonia, neonatal infections, premature birth, obstetric emergencies, and respiratory infections like COVID-19.The COVID-19 pandemic has pointedly highlighted the lack of access to oxygen in lower-resource settings. The biggest barriers to oxygen therapy access include inadequate supply and human resource capacity, funding constraints, and the inability to deploy resources in countries rapidly in a way that ensures maximum impact while not overwhelming existing health care systems. The oxygen landscape is at a pivotal point where short-term pandemic-response efforts require continued support while transitioning to long-term, sustained strategies for ensuring access.This fact sheet offers an overview of the SOURCE project to support countries to equitably improve access to high-quality oxygen services at all levels of the health care system in order to reduce maternal, child, and overall mortality from hypoxemia-related causes. To do so, PATH will incorporate near-term pandemic-response work into a robust set of implementation, advocacy, and research activities that will ensure long-term access to medical oxygen and resilient systems for future pandemic-response efforts.