Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the BID Initiative blog. In January 2018, Zambia recorded over 2,300 cases of cholera nationwide, with the majority of cases reported in Lusaka. Cholera is a diarrheal disease that can cause death if not treated quickly; children are particularly vulnerable because the disease quickly strips the body of […]
BID partners with Zambia’s Ministry of Health to fight cholera outbreak
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Going the last mile to eliminate a long-neglected disease
The villagers lined the roads in anticipation and excitement. And then he came, with his entourage in tow. The children sang, the women danced, the band played, and the crowd cheered. But it wasn’t a football star, or a rock star, not even the president they were celebrating. It was the minister of health. In […]
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From Dharavi to Davos: a digital bridge for a fractured world
On a hot and humid Sunday afternoon in India last month, I met 21-year-old Ashwini Ghadge at a tiny clinic in Dharavi, a district that’s a little less than a square mile in the center of Mumbai. Home to over a million residents, it is one of the largest slums in the world and one […]
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It IS possible to change a woman’s fate
I’m a native Spaniard, but this was my first visit to Central America. Landing in Managua at midnight, I got the sense of a large, but quiet, city. By the next morning, my nighttime image was completely transformed—Managua, and later Guatemala City, is busy and bustling, crowded with traffic, people, and discrepancies. As I traveled […]
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Inspiring data insight! Four guiding principles
Achieving consistent data use in global health is hard work. A colleague once quipped that despite advances in better routine surveillance systems, 80% of our time is spent collecting and managing data, 10% is spent conducting analyses, and 10% is spent pulling our hair out! Aside from the hair loss, flipping the ratio of data […]
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Women’s self-care: a new take on an old practice
Women caring for their own sexual and reproductive health is nothing new. For millennia, women have managed the normal functions of menstruation, contraception, pregnancy, and childbirth, in addition to combating illness for themselves and their families. What is new is the context in which women practice self-care and promote the health and well-being of their […]
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Aiming for the cloud: how can online software solutions strengthen clinical research?
Globally, clinical research is the foundation for developing and testing new drugs and vaccines. Because of the high disease burden in India, a well-established clinical research setup is imperative to improve health outcomes. Currently, only a handful of institutions actively involved in clinical research in India have access to tools and technologies that help to […]
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It helps to have friends in tech (unless you’re a malaria parasite)
The Zambian Ministry of Health, PATH, and the eight tech companies in the Visualize No Malaria initiative are proud to announce a joint commitment to support the government of Zambia’s goal to eliminate malaria within its borders. Our vision: through improved data analytics, best-in-class tools, and training, we can transform health intelligence and save lives. Our […]
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The Future Of Global Health: Watch PATH’s Steve Davis Speak At TEDx
Steve Davis, PATH CEO and president, recently took the stage at TEDxSeattle to share a remarkable story that very few people even know is happening. “You and I are living in an extraordinary moment,” Davis said. “Today, we have the power to banish some of the worst killers from the face of the earth.” It’s […]
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The end of cervical cancer
When we started working on cervical cancer prevention at PATH 25 years ago, most people were skeptical that much could be done. It was clear that Pap smears (a test to check for cellular abnormalities) were not feasible in low-resource settings where most cases of cervical cancer occur. Even 10 years ago—when new screening and […]
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