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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major, under–recognized public health problem causing more severe respiratory infections and hospitalizations in infants and young children each year than any other pathogen. New immunization tools now recommended for global use by the World Health Organization (WHO) could help change that.The opportunity to address this pervasive virus has never been better. To raise awareness, WHO and PATH have developed a toolkit of communication materials that public health stakeholders and advocates can use to share information about RSV disease, new prevention tools, and delivery considerations. Other expert contributors include the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington, UMC Utrecht, the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), RRD Design, and more.To accommodate varying audience and engagement needs, this toolkit includes a stand-alone RSV primer presentation (and fact sheet) providing an overview of RSV disease and prevention options. Also available are modular PowerPoint slides that can be mixed and matched with the primer presentation to dive deeper into key topics for informing understanding and decision-making around RSV prevention. All slides come with speaker notes.To learn more about the toolkit, visit the web page.NOTE: Files available here as read-only. Editable files are readily available upon request. Please contact us.

The HIV response has pioneered integrated person–centered health services—an approach to health services that puts people and communities at the center of health systems, and empowers people to take charge of their own health rather than being passive recipients of care.Now, as countries prioritize primary health care as the foundation for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), experts recommend expanding HIV–related integrated care, within HIV service platforms and in broader primary health care, to strengthen the HIV response and bring the world closer to ending AIDS as a public health threat.An integrated person–centered care (IPCC) approach is essential for several reasons. Not only can IPCC enable superior care, but it can also accelerate momentum towards UHC by removing deterrents to service access and utilization, especially among populations that have historically been marginalized and left out of mainstream healthcare.By tailoring health services to the needs and circumstances of individual people, families, and communities, IPCC seeks to motivate people to seek care, keep people engaged in care, and ensure the best possible health outcomes.Following through on the commitment to end AIDS can help unearth broader lessons from the HIV response to inform person–centered health systems that drive health for all. This report, co–published by Friends of the Global Fight, PATH, and JSI, identifies key lessons learned from the HIV response, offers future recommendations to help chart a way forward toward broader implementation of IPCC, and concludes with an action plan highlighting critical next steps that need to be taken to scale IPCC.

Healthy Markets, an eight-year initiative funded by PEPFAR through USAID and implemented by PATH, aimed to grow a viable commercial market for HIV-related products and services in Vietnam. Through applying a total market approach and responding to key population health care needs through innovation, Healthy Markets contributed to improved sustainability and country ownership of the HIV response and supported the government of Vietnam in advancing toward HIV epidemic control by 2030. This report presents key results, impact, and learnings from the project.

Journal article published in Global Health, Science and Practice and co-authored by PATH's Tran Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Tuan Truong.

In 2021, PATH undertook a subnational assessment in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria on barriers and enablers to uptake and implementation of essential maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition medicines, devices, and interventions—what we call “assets.” We conducted facility spot-checks of asset availability and interviewed healthcare providers and district health management teams on challenges and successes in the journey to scale for each of the 14 assets. The Insights Briefs summarize the findings for each focus country.