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Dr. Michael J. Free is becoming PATH’s senior advisor emeritus after more than 30 years as leader of our work in health technologies. Dr. Free began working with PATH at our organization’s inception
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Rachel Wilson is senior director for policy and advocacy at PATH. When I pick up my newspaper these days, I see a familiar headline: economic disaster awaits the citizens of the United States unless urgent action is taken to get … Continue reading »
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As the days get shorter, the lists get longer. It’s the time of year when writers all over opine on the best of 2012. We start off this week with two of our favorites. The best small ideas of 2012 … Continue reading »
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More than a decade ago, a friend told me about this amazing organization with a 20-year history of doing cool things with health technologies. As a business leader in the emerging Internet industry—trained as an intellectual property lawyer with roots … Continue reading »
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Dr. Kathy Neuzil, who directs PATH’s activities in vaccine access and delivery, is in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, this week for the GAVI Partners’ Forum, a meeting of those helping the GAVI Alliance increase access to immunization in the world’s poorest countries. … Continue reading »
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Almost a year ago, members of the Ntembo People Living with HIV/AIDS self-help group held a meeting to decide who would receive a loan generated by earnings on their “solidarity fund.” They chose a mother of three called Mama Antho, … Continue reading »
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Two years ago, the first child bared her arm for a shot of a new vaccine to protect her against the devastating effects of meningitis A. This week, MenAfriVac® will reach a major milestone: 100 million protected so far. The … Continue reading »
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Hope lies in Veronica Wangari’s quick fingers. The soft-spoken young woman is the fastest hair-braider at her Nairobi beauty school. Her natural flair for hairdressing could be Veronica’s ticket out of the city’s teeming slums—and into a future free from … Continue reading »
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Born in Vietnam, Dr. Tue Nguyen left his home country after the Vietnam War to continue his education in the United States. He worked as a stock boy in a New York City pharmacy and later spent 22 years developing … Continue reading »
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PATH’s Maureen Mukai brings us news today of a new holiday season tradition, Giving Tuesday (or, if you speak Twitter, as the organizers of the event do, #GivingTuesday). The idea is to take a day to open up your heart—and … Continue reading »
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Steve Davis is PATH’s president and CEO. When my son was Rael Cheruto’s age, he spent his day like many first graders in the United States: solving the mysteries of addition and subtraction, reveling in building toy trains and winning … Continue reading »
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In the West African country of Benin this week, mothers will bind their youngest children to their backs with bright pieces of cloth. Shopkeepers will pull closed the metal doors that secure their businesses. Young people will mount their bicycles … Continue reading »
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When Kent Campbell went to medical school, a career in public health wasn’t in his plans. But when his number was about to come up in the final draft of doctors during the Vietnam War, his life changed. Carlos Clinton … Continue reading »
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Our sister bloggers at PATH’s defeatDD.org have announced the second round of their Poo Haiku contest. Between now and October 31, string together some silly syllables to help bring awareness to a serious subject: diarrheal disease. The media’s noticing, as … Continue reading »
