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Mpox has affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for decades, but the current outbreak is the most urgent yet, threatening communities across Africa and beyond. Read our latest article (linked below) to learn how PATH is supporting the DRC’s mpox response.

This month, we’re also examining the worsening crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis and sharing a new set of tools decision-makers can use to assess vaccine costs.

PATH delegates travel to New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, joining global leaders and partners to discuss the most pressing issues in global health—from women’s health and climate change to artificial intelligence (AI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

This month, we’re also sharing news about PATH’s inaugural Chief AI Officer, a Q&A on the future of women’s health, and a story from PATH’s renowned workshop, where we’re testing whether a lesser-known tool can expedite mpox immunization. 

In this edition of PATH Insights, we share our gender strategy for 2025, designed to address the barriers that prevent people of all sexes, gender identities, and gender expressions from receiving quality health care.

We also bring you our 2023 Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Annual Report and a new tool that can help middle-income countries make vaccination decisions.

This month we’re highlighting a new vaccine that could end meningitis outbreaks in Africa and how PATH’s approach to policy advocacy helps address gender-related barriers in health.

In this month's Insights, we're celebrating Pride Month and exploring the gender health gap. Laurie Werner, Director, Center of Digital and Data Excellence (CoDE) also shares her four takeaways from WHA77 and its surrounding events—the World Summit on the Information Society and Geneva Digital Health Day.

This month, we’re sharing a photo essay from our entomological team’s 24-hour mosquito-collecting mission in Zambia, and new pieces on lifesaving malaria services and gender equity in health care.

Immunization systems are the backbone of primary health care. Investing in immunization requires investing in health care workers, supply chains, and a platform that can deliver other necessary health services. With World Immunization Week and World Malaria Day this month, we’re highlighting key milestones in our collaborative efforts to develop and introduce lifesaving vaccines—including RTS,S, the world’s first malaria vaccine; PNEUMOSIL, a vaccine against the No. 1 killer of children; and HPV vaccines, which can prevent cervical cancer.

The health of women and girls is central to health equity. PATH is proud to help close health gaps for women at every stage of their lives, and in every corner of the world. As we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in March, we’re pleased to share stories of progress in these areas in this month's PATH Insights.

This month, we’re celebrating the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), which recently achieved World Health Organization prequalification. nOPV2 is already protecting millions of children from polio while reducing the risk of vaccine-derived outbreaks. We’re also taking a close look at the critical role human milk banks play in growth and development for newborns. Finally, PATH’s President and CEO shares four ways the global health sector can reach its full potential in 2024.

This month, we’re highlighting some of the people who power PATH’s progress around the world. Keep reading to learn about Beatrice Oyugi, who advanced early childhood development programs in Kenya; Evalyn Augi, a mentor spearheading HIV prevention in Western Kenya; and the thousands of community health workers implementing malaria elimination efforts in Zambia.