Total titles in this series: 55.

Advancing a New Diagnostic Test for Onchocerciasis in Africa

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop and make available a rapid test to detect onchocerciasis, or river blindness.

Publication date: August 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Assessing Retrofit Solutions to Improve Domestic Refrigerator Performance for Vaccine Storage

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work to identify a set of low-cost technological modifications to domestic refrigerators to prevent the economic loss and unnecessary health risks from compromised vaccine storage conditions.

Publication date: September 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Balloon Tamponade

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop, test, and introduce a low-cost balloon tamponade that can be used in low-resource settings to control postpartum hemorrhage.

Publication date: November 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

BIRTHweigh III

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on the BIRTHweigh III scale.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Chagas Immunochromatographic Strip Test

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop a rapid, easy-to-read, low-cost test for Chagas disease.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Chlorhexidine for Umbilical Cord Care

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on the use of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Chlorine Test Strips

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work, in collaboration with our partners, to refine a simple test strip for accurate chlorine dosing of water in low-income settings.

Publication date: September 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Cold Chain Equipment Manager

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work to develop and deploy a software tool called Cold Chain Equipment Manager to help vaccination programs manage equipment requirements, forecast equipment needs, and generate procurement lists. It includes a function that enables countries to view the cost and logistical implications of potential programmatic changes through “what if” scenarios such as procedural changes or the introduction of a new vaccine.

Publication date: September 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Cold Chain Technologies

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the current project on cold chain technologies at PATH.

Publication date: May 2009

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Cryotherapy for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on cryotherapy for cervical cancer prevention.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Delivery Kit

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes delivery kit work at PATH.

Publication date: January 2008

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Developing an Affordable Sanitary Pad

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on developing an affordable sanitary pad made out of common agricultural waste materials.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Digital Public Health Platform

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work to develop the Digital Public Health platform as a way for local health workers in low-resource settings to deliver community-led, culturally appropriate videos to patients during household visits and community gatherings.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Disposable-Syringe Jet Injection

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on designing the next generation of jet injectors.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Gentamicin in Uniject

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the gentamicin in Uniject project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

HIV Dipstick

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the HIV dipstick project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2009

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

An Improved Passive Vaccine Carrier

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work to address the problem of vaccines freezing during transport by incorporating an inner vaccine box made of phase-change material into vaccine carriers.

Publication date: April 2013

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Injectable Contraceptives in Uniject

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on Uniject for use with injectable contraceptives.

Publication date: May 2010

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Intradermal Adapter

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on an intradermal adapter, which makes it easier to administer intradermal injections.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Intranasal Delivery Devices

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on intranasal delivery devices to administer vaccines.

Publication date: October 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Lung Support for Newborns

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on low-cost respiratory support devices for newborns.

Publication date: May 2010

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Microbicide Delivery Device

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on microbicide delivery devices.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Microneedle Patches

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, to evaluate and create a microneedle patch that will allow people to self-administer influenza vaccine.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Mobile Midwife Platform

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH and our partners’ work to provide minimally trained health care providers in developing countries with a tool designed to improve postnatal maternal and newborn care in rural clinic- and home-based settings. The tool, which runs on a mobile device, provides midwives with localized guidance on clinical decisions, patient record management, and instructional support.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Mucosal Immunization Technologies

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on mucosal immunization technologies.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Neonatal Resuscitator

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet descibes the neonatal resuscitator project funded by USAID under the HealthTech program at PATH.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

New Design of the Ceramic Water Pot

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on a new ceramic water pot designed to filter water for consumers in low-resource settings.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

NIFTY™ Infant Feeding Cup

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work, in collaboration with our partners, to develop a prototype cup to deliver expressed breast milk or formula to infants unable to breastfeed in low-resource countries.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Non-Instrumented Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Device

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop technologies that facilitate electricity-free, instrument-free nucleic acid amplification.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Non-Pneumatic Antishock Garment

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to make the non-pneumatic antishock garment—an effective tool for the management of postpartum hemorrhage—affordable, available, and accessible in low-resource settings.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Noninvasive Technology for Anemia Detection

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH’s work to advance an accurate, noninvasive device that could be used to screen for anemia in low-resource settings at the point of care by minimally trained health workers.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Oxytocin in Uniject

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the oxytocin in Uniject project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2010

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Packaging Solutions for Nevirapine

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's current project to improve packaging of nevirapine used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Publication date: May 2010

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

PATH's Prototype Water Filter for Household Water Treatment

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work, in collaboration with our partners, to design a prototype household water treatment and storage device specifically for the developing-world consumer.

Publication date: September 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Rapid Strip Test for Malaria

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop a rapid, easy-to-read, low-cost test for malaria.

Publication date: May 2009

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Rapid Tests for Cervical Cancer

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop rapid tests for cervical cancer.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Reconstitution Technologies

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on single-dose, prefilled reconstitution devices (SPRDs). SPRDs can make reconstitution of critical vaccines safer and more economical and can help eliminate adverse events or wastage that can occur with improper reconstitution, which also reduces impact on the medical waste disposal system.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Retinol Binding Protein Enzyme Immunoassay (RBP-EIA)

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop a rapid, low-cost test to detect vitamin A deficiency.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Safe Water: A Market-Based Approach

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work in safe water, specifically on household drinking water and storage products.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Safety Management System for Human Milk Banks

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to ensure the safe pasteurization of human breast milk in homes and resource-limited health care facilities. Our work is based on a platform called FoneAstra.

Publication date: June 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Sanitation: A Strategic Approach

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet provides an overview of PATH’s sanitation strategy, which addresses access and sustainability in four key areas: market approaches, technology and products, financing, and an overall sanitation framework focused on end users in low-resource settings.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

SILCS Diaphragm

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the SILCS diaphragm project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Simple and Affordable Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to develop a simple, affordable test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Smart Electrochlorinator 200

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work, in collaboration with Cascade Designs, to develop a prototype of a portable, battery-powered, easy-to-use device that delivers consistent concentrations of chlorine to treat water in low-resource settings.

Publication date: September 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

SmartConnect

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes SmartConnect, a communication device developed by PATH and our partner, Inveneo. The device uses a cellular network to connect remote health posts with higher-level facilities, aiding the exchange of data.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

SoloShot

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the SoloShot project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2011

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Solutions to Reduce Negative Health Impacts of Household Air Pollution

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to address the health effects of indoor air pollution for the more than one-third of the world's population that uses biomass to cook and heat their homes.

Publication date: August 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Spring Infusor Pump for Antibiotic Treatment of Osteomyelitis

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work to assess the value and sustainability of using a simple, affordable spring infusor pump for long-term outpatient administration of antibiotics for the treatment of osteomyelitis in low-resource settings.

Publication date: March 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Technologies for Immunization Safety

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on safe injections and waste management.

Publication date: May 2009

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Technologies for Oral Delivery of Vaccines

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's approach to technologies for oral delivery of vaccines.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Ultra Rice® Technology

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the Ultra Rice project at PATH.

Publication date: June 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Vaccine Stabilization

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on vaccine stabilization, including the development of a method to protect vaccines containing an aluminum adjuvant from freeze damage, the identification of a technology to improve the heat stability of certain vaccines, and the improvement of vaccine stability through reformulation involving glass-forming sugars plus other excipients and processing via spray drying.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Vaccine Vial Monitors

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on vaccine vial monitors.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Vaccines in the Uniject™ Injection System

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on the Uniject™ injection system for use with vaccines.

Publication date: April 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates

Woman's Condom

Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes the Woman's Condom project at PATH.

Publication date: May 2012

Region: Global

Part of series: Technology Updates