Resources

This fact sheet on the history of vaccines gives a brief overview of disease rates before and after the development of vaccines.

Opportunities for integrated, woman-centered approaches to primary health care across the life courseGlobal awareness and advocacy for gender-responsive health care has increased, and we are seeing significant improvements in maternal health and access to contraception globally. However, a substantial women’s health gap remains, with women spending more time in poor health because of conditions that affect them differently or disproportionately.Delivered through integrated, person-centered primary health care, products and services designed for the wide range of women’s and girls’ needs can dramatically improve their health and well-being across all life stages. This includes both innovations for female-specific conditions and for conditions that affect women disproportionately or differently.Held on January 23, 2025 as part of PATH's Women's Health Initiative, this webinar focused on women and girls’ health across the life course, including adolescence, the antenatal/postpartum period, and later adulthood, as well as opportunities to support mental health during all life stages. Speakers addressed some of the biggest health concerns faced by women and girls at these life stages, shared what has been most effective in addressing those issues, and identified what is needed for sustainable solutions.Monica Mutesa, Zambia Country Coordinator with the Injectables Access Collaborative, PATH, moderated this event with the following featured speakers:Nelly Munyasia, Executive Director, Reproductive Health Network KenyaDr. Lori Newman, Deputy Director of STI and Gynecology, Women’s Health Innovations, Gates FoundationNakato Grace, Village Health Team Member/Community Health Worker, Jinja District, Uganda

Oxygen therapy is an essential part of ending preventable deaths among children and adults globally. However, reliable access to oxygen, paired with pulse oximetry, remains inadequate across many health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This series of use cases highlights country examples where tools from the Oxygen delivery toolkit: Resources to plan and scale medical oxygen helped advocates, implementers, and decision-makers to plan, manage, and communicate the value of scaling up oxygen delivery systems and access to oxygen and pulse oximetry.This resource is part of the Oxygen delivery toolkit: Resources to plan and scale medical oxygen. The materials provided within the toolkit can be used together or separately, as needed. The complete toolkit is available at www.path.org/oxygen-delivery-toolkit.

PATH is sponsoring a Phase 3 clinical study is to generate immunogenicity data for one dose of Innovax 9vHPV vaccine compared to a one dose of GARDASIL 9, with the prospect of providing evidence for another nine-valent vaccine product option for single-dose vaccination.

Integrated antenatal care eLearning courseTo address the critical challenges of neonatal and maternal mortality, Ghana Health Service and PATH expanded infectious disease screening and treatment among pregnant women through the Integrated Antenatal Care project (2022‒2024).One key output of this project is an eLearning course designed to build health care providers’ capacity to improve the overall quality of care, including diagnosis, prevention, and management of maternal infections in pregnant women during antenatal care visits. It also fosters demand creation for intervention and services available in health facilities. The course’s overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality attributable to infections in newborns by improving the diagnosis and management of maternal infections during antenatal care.The course includes the following modules:1. Infection prevention and control2. Point of care and other diagnostics3. Clinical features and management of selected infections in pregnant women4. Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship5. Standard operating procedures for infection control and management during antenatal careThe document linked below provides a course overview. For more information, please contact Gideon Sarpong Nyamekye.