PATH's policy positions
When it comes to improving global health, smart policies and robust resources can make all the difference between a promising idea and an accessible health solution.
Below are some of our latest policy positions, statements, and endorsements:
January 5, 2020
PATH delivers statement at the 146th World Health Organization Executive Board meeting on transforming the approach to health in the digital age, recommending support for country goals and roadmaps around data and digital, as well as a singular governance approach for data and digital within WHO.
January 5, 2020
PATH delivers statement at the 146th World Health Organization Executive Board meeting on the global strategy and plan of action for public health, innovation, and intellectual property–emphasizing the importance of addressing regulatory harmonization as a barrier to health equity.
January 5, 2020
PATH delivers statement at the 146th World Health Organization Executive Board meeting on the global immunization strategy, calling on member states to increase domestic funding levels for immunization programs and research within the context of primary health care.
January 5, 2020
PATH delivers statement at the 146th World Health Organization Executive Board meeting on accelerating the elimination of cervical cancer–recommending that the strategy include the purchase of HPV vaccines as well as efforts to strengthen national health information systems, and calling on WHO to endorse self-sampling for testing, screening, treatment, and strategic procurement.
May 20, 2019
PATH delivers statement at the 72nd World Health Assembly on three key strategies in the effort to achieve universal health coverage by 2030: sustainable domestic financing for health, investing in innovative technologies, and prioritization of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
May 20, 2019
PATH delivers statement at the 72nd World Health Assembly on the need for integrated community-centered approaches to primary health care that amplify citizen voices in creating and implementing policies that improve health.
May 20, 2019
PATH delivers statement at the 72nd World Health Assembly on the need for holistic, efficient, and context-dependent approaches to increasing access to medicines and vaccines.
March 12, 2019
PATH testifies in front of the US House of Representatives State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee stressing the importance of US assistance in global health and the continued support of programs that promote global health security, women’s and children’s health, and global health research and innovation.
March 11, 2019
PATH and partners issue a statement responding to the president’s Budget Request for FY 2020, calling on Congress to reject proposed cuts and support no less than US$60 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
January 29, 2019
PATH delivers a statement at the 144th World Health Organization Executive Board meetings encouraging a focus on strong, harmonized regulatory systems for research and development of the medicines and vaccines that help solve global health challenges.
May 25, 2018
PATH delivers statement at the 71st World Health Assembly on the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016): early childhood development.
May 24, 2018
PATH delivers statement at the 71st World Health Assembly on the need for increased effort behind polio transition and post-certification.
May 23, 2018
PATH delivers statement at the 71st World Health Assembly on the implementation of international health regulations.
May 23, 2018
PATH delivers statement at the 71st World Health Assembly on addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines.
May 14, 2018
PATH and partners pen letter to US government officials opposing proposed rescission of unspent 2015 Ebola supplemental funds from the International Disaster Assistance account.
March 12, 2018
PATH and partners issue a statement with new data showing the devastating human cost of proposed Administration cuts to foreign assistance.
February 12, 2018
PATH and partners issue a statement responding to the president’s Budget Request for FY 2019, calling on Congress to sustain and protect the International Affairs Budget at a minimum of current FY 2017 levels.
January 24, 2018
PATH and partners deliver a statement at the 142nd World Health Organization Executive Board meetings encouraging the leveraging of expertise and experience of innovative structures in securing sustainable access commitments to address the global shortage of medicines and vaccines.
January 24, 2018
PATH and partners deliver a statement at the 142nd World Health Organization Executive Board meetings calling for additional focus on polio transition planning ahead of finalizing the strategic action plan by the World Health Assembly.
January 24, 2018
PATH and partners deliver a statement at the 142nd World Health Organization Executive Board meetings calling for concerted global and national action to accelerate pandemic preparedness.