Living Labs
PATH’s Living Labs Initiative accelerates the pace of health innovation to ensure that all communities have the solutions they need to live healthy lives. We do this by co-creating with users to rapidly design, test, and scale solutions to their long-standing challenges.
Our services and process
What we do
Our human-centered design (HCD) work prioritizes listening and empowering users. Led by users and in-country experts who understand the local health care system, we conduct rapid ideation, prototyping ,and iterative testing to achieve sustainable solutions that increase health system capacity and resilience.
Our offices
Where we work
We are expanding our global footprint to address diverse and growing health challenges. We operate in Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia. We also work in several other countries with alternate working models including Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam.
Contact us at livinglabs@path.org to learn more.
Examples of our work
Our projects
Living Labs continues to grow its portfolio and fosters PATH's ability to accelerate innovation by altering the lab-to-market model and creating an exchange. Our projects span 11 health areas including:
• Immunization
• Maternal heath
• Diabetes management
• HIV prevention
• Medical devices and diagnostic tools
• Child health
• Digital health
• Neonatal nutrition
Meet the Living Labs team
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Chris Obong’o
Lead Product Manager, Living Labs Kenya
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Dr. Joseph Kayaya
Lead Product Manager, Living Labs Zambia
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Cyprien Tendo-Bugondo
Regional Advisor, DRC
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Salva Mulongo
Deputy Director, MRITE, DRC Country Program
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Brian Mushaukwa
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Casildah Lumamba
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Catherine Kagulura
Finance Officer, Living Labs Zambia
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Charity Cholwe
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Dickson Otiangala
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Living Labs Kenya
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Edith Jepleting
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Edson Twesigye
Project Manager, STAR III Project
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Grace Nyokabi
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Jacktone Nyongesa
Global Project Administrator, Living Labs
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John Zgambo
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Margaret Chisenga
Administrator, Living Labs Zambia
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Maryann Njenga
Senior Program Assistant, Living Labs
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Maurine Wasera
Administrator, Living Labs Kenya
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Eugene Nsambu
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs DRC
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Priyanka Bajaj
India Ambassador
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Quinter Tabu
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Rishabh Chopra
Global South Partnerships Liaison
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Shamim Omar
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Stella Wanjiru
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Sue Wairimu
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Tran Thi Tham
Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/PATH STEPS Project
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Tony Mapulanga
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Wilkister Musau
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Fred Mulati
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Mouline Awuor Ochieng
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Brenda Magula
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Naomy Ouma
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Kenya
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Notulu Nyekele
Design and Innovation Specialist, Living Labs Zambia
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Dr. Medard Abedi
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
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Tara Newton
Senior Communications Officer, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Brian Taliesin
Global Director, Living Labs, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
A two-page summary describing who we are, where we work, and what we do.
An illustrative graphic of the Living Labs 4D process.
From our collaborative efforts with various stakeholders to address their challenges, PATH’s Living Labs has compiled valuable lessons learned and actionable recommendations for adoption and ownership by health care workers, ministries of health, and other stakeholders.
This report present’s PATH’s Living Labs synthesis of insights including gaps, trends, findings, and recommendations for primary healthcare in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia conducted between January and March 2023.
Tableau dashboard to explore insights in the most promising solutions for increasing immunization health worker motivation.
A human-centered design toolkit for engaging frontline health care providers.
Learn about our range of services, the estimated cost, and how we might address your organization’s needs in our playbook.
Living Labs co-created and codeveloped a digital solution to address inpatient clinical decision-making for support of maternal lactation and newborn nutrition, called the Newborn Nutrition Digital Adaptation Kit (NNDAK).
Living Labs facilitated HCD workshops with women, male partners, and leaders in primary health care, family planning, and immunization to develop innovative approaches to integrate family planning services during routine child immunization and reach postpartum women.
