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01/29/2026

Mental health care isn’t a luxury, it’s survival. And for Myanmar’s mothers, the time is now.

In places where health care resources are stretched thin, perinatal mental health conditions don’t exist in isolation. They amplify maternal mortality, child malnutrition, and intergenerational poverty.

Issues like this require collective solutions and a sustained commitment to integrate mental health support into the fabric of maternal care.

In Myanmar, progress hinges on two foundations:
1️⃣ Strengthening health systems to reliably identify and address perinatal mental health needs.
2️⃣ Fostering environments in which women and families can seek support without stigma.

World Health Organization Myanmar, UNICEF Myanmar, and PATH worked together to produce a Myanmar-specific training package that equips frontline health care providers to identify, assess, and respond to perinatal mental health conditions. It promotes early detection and intervention through routine health services and emphasizes person-centered, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care.

📸: Information, education, and communication materials for perinatal mental health. Photo: PATH/Phyo Wai Lynn.

01/28/2026

📣 PATH is Fabulous Washington's nonprofit of the month!

The –focused website spoke with our Chief Global Health Programs Officer Kammerle Schneider about PATH's goals for the new year:

For more than four decades, PATH has worked at the intersection of science, innovation, and equity to expand access to quality health care.

01/27/2026

PATH’s program uses a methodology known as the 4D Approach—Discover, Define, Dream, and Design—to co-create solutions that address real-world health challenges.

Through collaboration with communities, health workers, and stakeholders, this iterative process ensures that solutions are both innovative + deeply aligned with user needs and contexts.

01/21/2026

Before introducing new health data innovations, strengthen the fundamentals. 💪

Clear role definitions, streamlined reporting requirements, and collecting only essential data create an immediate impact and cost less than new technologies.

Our research shows these foundational improvements work across all levels of digital maturity.

Discover the strategic framework for strengthening data systems ➡️ https://bit.ly/49FL3gB

How can health systems convert data collection from an administrative burden into a strategic asset for improving health outcomes?

01/20/2026

Cervical cancer kills over 340,000 women yearly. HPV, the leading cause, is preventable with vaccines, but multidose schedules are too expensive for many countries.

PATH helped evaluate Cecolin, a low-cost HPV vaccine, and proved it’s effective in a single dose. This breakthrough improves access and reduces costs—helping protect millions of girls and prevent cervical cancer worldwide.

PATH: The way to better health.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/49bWTir

01/19/2026

Edidiong Gabriel Sylvester is a local community health volunteer in southern Nigeria. Last June, she participated in a hands-on training offered by the Akwa Ibom State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.

Supported by the Rotary International Healthy Communities Challenge—implemented in partnership with PATH—the government trained Edidiong and her cohort on how to properly diagnose and manage care and treatment for childhood illnesses such as malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Afterwards, the volunteers underwent 2 weeks of intensive mentoring by trained health professionals.

This training was a turning point for Edidiong, equipping her with clinical knowledge needed to save lives in her community.

“My village people are very happy for this project,” Edidiong said. “My people now have more confidence in me and receive me well.”

01/16/2026

Malaria elimination efforts have shown that it will take more than just one type of intervention to truly . There’s a lot of exciting new research happening right now—take a look at a few of the efforts PATH is involved with 👉

01/14/2026

The journey to systems isn't just about swapping paper for tablets.

New research from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria shows that successful digitalization requires:

💡 Strategic planning for the transition period.
💡 Strengthening foundational data practices.
💡 Being selective about which innovations to scale.

01/13/2026

When communities co-create solutions, powerful things happen 💪

In the DRC's Kabondo Health Zone, our team used human-centered design to tackle a critical challenge: reaching children who had never received a single vaccine.

They brought caregivers, health workers, and community leaders to the table—designing solutions together, not prescribing them from the outside.

The result:
➡️ Vaccination coverage increasing
➡️ Zero-dose cases declining
➡️ Confidence in safe vaccination increasing.

"HCD engages stakeholders in co-creating local solutions to local problems," explains Kabondo Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dhoho Shuku Herman.

PATH's Living Labs used human-centered design to create a free prevention and management plan for adverse events following immunization (AEFI). The results? It's boosting vaccination coverage and trust.

01/07/2026

In the DRC, many newborns fall through the cracks — they’re born in private clinics and never appear in public health registries, making them effectively invisible to immunization programs.

PATH’s team worked hand-in-hand with local health workers, private providers, community leaders, and caregivers to co-design a simple but powerful fix: real-time transmission of live birth data from private facilities to mother-and-child health centers.

The result? Early identification of zero-dose children, better planning of vaccine sessions, and more babies getting vaccinated on schedule. To date, the project has resulted in:

🏥 14 facilities using the system.
🤱 451 zero-dose children identified.
💉 581 children listed.

Read the case study: https://bit.ly/3N7bumF

01/05/2026

Missed diagnoses and inconsistent care remain challenges in low-resource settings. PATH launched Africa’s largest trial in Kenya to test an AI tool that helps clinicians make faster, more accurate decisions.

Backed by key partners, the trial aims to improve care, ensure ethical AI use, and advance health equity across Africa and beyond.

PATH: The way to better health.

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12/31/2025

Last chance to give in 2025! When you support PATH, you bring hope, health, and brighter futures to children around the world.

Every donation made before midnight TONIGHT will be matched 2:1—don't miss this chance to triple your impact: https://bit.ly/4iju2LV