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One decade, millions of lives

Kathleen Donnelly — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:01:02 +0000

An action plan for the Decade of Vaccines Next week, an international group with members involved in just about every aspect of developing and delivering vaccines will present a plan to the decision-making body of the World Health Organization and … Continue reading »

Oh, baby! Stories from moms the world over

Emeline Cokelet Meneken — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:01:16 +0000

In the early-morning hours after my daughter Naya’s birth, I was jolted awake by crying. As I rubbed sleep from my eyes, a nurse plucked the baby from her hospital crib, handed her to me, and encouraged me to feed … Continue reading »

Read our birth stories, then tell yours

Teresa Guillien — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:01:16 +0000

When it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, good information and support make all the difference. So what happens when the support’s not there and the information is more dangerous than helpful? In India, it means an astounding number of babies … Continue reading »

Sure Start for moms and babies in India

Lesley Reed — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:01:18 +0000

We’re celebrating results from PATH’s Sure Start project, which reached 24.5 million people in India with information and support to make childbirth safer. To learn more, see our special feature on the project. W. Sita Shankar, our director of Maternal … Continue reading »

Today, go global and GiveBIG

Sandy Marvinney — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:01:40 +0000

PATH has offices all over the world, but today, we’re especially happy to call Seattle our headquarters city. That’s because we’re part of The Seattle Foundation’s community-wide day of giving, called GiveBIG. Until midnight, you can join thousands of others … Continue reading »

Ghana introduces two new vaccines today

Doune Porter — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:01:17 +0000

I came to Ghana to support global communications around today’s unprecedented simultaneous launch of two new vaccines with my head full of ideas about the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of introducing two vaccines at once. You can see a short video … Continue reading »

Investing in malaria fight pays off

Kathleen Donnelly — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:01:37 +0000

Today is World Malaria Day, and we’ve got good news about the fight against a disease that still kills about 650,000 people, mainly young African children, every year. Earlier this month, we told you about the work of the PATH … Continue reading »

Why Ida’s in line for vaccine

Kathleen Donnelly — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:01:50 +0000

World Immunization Week begins tomorrow, which gives organizations like ours the chance to highlight the lifesaving record of immunization and encourage families to vaccinate their children against deadly diseases. But it’s one thing for us to tell you immunization is … Continue reading »

A healthy start for babies in India

John Ballenot — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:00:34 +0000

This week, more than 200 people, including representatives of the Indian government, nongovernmental organizations, and community health workers, met in New Delhi to celebrate the results of PATH’s Sure Start project, a seven-year effort funded by the Bill & Melinda … Continue reading »

The lure of a malaria vaccine

Kathleen Donnelly — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:01:31 +0000

When Dr. David Kaslow joined the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) as director recently, he continued a professional career notable for his commitment to understanding the malaria parasite and developing a human vaccine against it. In advance of World Malaria … Continue reading »