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Medical devices and health technologies

PATH's medical devices and health technologies program leads the vanguard in translating innovative ideas into breakthrough health solutions. We accelerate access to affordable, appropriate health solutions to protect and treat the communities that need them most.

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What we do

Advancing critical health technologies

All too often, existing medical devices and health technologies are inaccessible because they are too expensive or impractical for use in under-resourced health settings. We respond to these challenges by developing and scaling devices and tools with the potential to address the diseases and health issues that disproportionately affect women and children in low-resource settings.

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Our global health impact

Together with our public- and private-sector partners, the Medical Devices and Health Technologies program has investigated hundreds of medical devices, health technologies, and tools and advanced the most promising and appropriate technologies into affordable commercial products for use in country health programs and global health campaigns, reaching billions of people.

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Health technologies for women and children

We advance medical devices and health technologies that address the primary causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity, and maximize public health impact by increasing availability and access to these innovations as part of integrated health systems.

Formulation technologies

We optimize, adapt, test, and validate emerging concepts, technologies, and product formats that optimize vaccine and pharmaceutical efficacy, stability, safety, and ease of use. We develop and qualify analytical assays to support development of stable vaccine and pharmaceutical products. Some examples include oral liquid formulations and sublingual and fast-dissolving tablets.

Packaging and delivery technologies

We identify and advance primary packaging and delivery innovations for vaccines and pharmaceuticals that have the potential to maximize efficacy, increase access, and reduce costs. This improves the safety, acceptability, and effectiveness of immunization and drug delivery.

Supply systems and equipment

We advance supply systems and equipment, policies, and programs to help to store, monitor, and transport vaccines at appropriate temperatures across the supply chain. This work builds stronger immunization supply and logistics systems to reach every child.

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Meet the team

  1. Pat Lennon

    Acting Program Leader & Portfolio Leader: Supply Systems & Equipment

  2. Emily Jeffers

    Director of Finance and Administration

  3. Dr. Patricia Coffey

    Portfolio Leader: Health Technologies for Women and Children

  4. Courtney Jarrahian

    Global Program Leader

  5. Dr. Manjari Lal

    Portfolio Leader: Formulation Technologies

  6. Steven Diesburg

    Product Development Engineering Lead

  7. Rachel Hammack

    Communications Manager

  8. Dr. Mercy Mvundura

    Technical Advisor Health Economics

  9. Joanie Robertson

    Portfolio Leader: Supply Systems and Equipment

  10. Brian Taliesin

    Global Director, Living Labs, Center of Digital and Data Excellence

  11. Dr. Jessica White

    Evaluation and Research Laboratory Lead

  12. Betsy Wilskie

    Procurement and Supply Technical Assistance Lead

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  2. Aminata Gaye, 29, (in pink) explains to Mossan Faye, 21, how to self-inject the contraceptive Sayana® Press at the Dominique Health Center in Pikine, Senegal. PATH/Gabe Bienczycki.
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  3. Aminata Gaye, 29, (left) explains to patient Mossan Faye, 21, how to self-inject the contraceptive Sayana Press in Pikine, Senegal. Mossan enrolled in a PATH-led research study in Senegal on self-injection. PATH/Gabe Bienczycki.
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  5. Women at health clinic with children. Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp
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    Advancing innovations in women's health through policy advocacy

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  6. Microarray patches are a groundbreaking, needle-free technology PATH is advancing to increase access to lifesaving vaccines and other essential medicines. Photo: PATH.
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    Swapping needles for patches could improve vaccine equity

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