PATH is excited to announce the 7th International Conference on Microneedles will be held May 15 through 17, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. This in-person conference will bring together researchers, scientists, public health leaders, and industry experts from across the globe focused...

A new COVID-19 Maternal Immunization Resource Library hosted by PATH is now available as a one-stop information hub linking to global and country-specific research, guidance, tools, publications, and other resources related to COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. The tool is desig...

Description: PATH’s Living Labs Initiative used human-centered design methods to gather feedback on proposed labels for COVID-19 vaccine vials and cartons. Healthcare workers in Kenya and Zambia interacted with the labels and made recommendations for vaccine manufacturers for labels for future ...

*Edited on 9/29 to correct project contact. The BID Initiative is analyzing electronic immunization registry (EIR) data from Tanzania to better understand common immunization program barriers and the ways in which EIRs can solve for them. A BID analytics team of PATH staff from the U.S. a...

The BID Initiative is launching a new scope of work that examines common immunization program barriers and the ways in which electronic immunization registries (EIRs) can solve for them. A BID analytics team comprised of PATH staff collaborating across the U.S. and country offices are using individu...

Dear all, we hope you are in good health and staying safe. We have just released version 1.9 of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) tool for cold chain equipment. Also update is the online tool www.coldchainTCO.org  Version 1.9 includes price updates from the latest UNICEF SD LTA as well as four...

PATH's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project is very excited to announce the release of their second case study:  The Design, Development, and Deployme...

Dear all,  With the support of Gavi, PATH and Village Reach have recently published a new resource for cold chain equipment inventory (CCEI) management. "Cold chain equipment inventory guidelines: Improving the quality and accuracy of national cold chain equipment inventory data"  - is a...

The Introducing Digital Immunization information systems - Exchange And Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) is a PATH project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which has been working closely with Vietnam’s Ministry of Health in facilitating a successful transition from paper record...

PATH's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project is very excited to announce the release of their second case study:  VIETNAM’S SCALE-UP FROM A DISTRICT-LEVEL PILOTTO A NATION...

I wonder about this pandemic, will there be a vaccine soon? When will it be available? What will its presentation be? Will there be availability for poor countries? Cost? Are equipment manufacturers going to support poor countries with equipment? Could you share with us what are manufacturers d...

As technology has become cheaper and more accessible, countries are adopting digital health interventions to improve the provision of and demand for health services. These interventions are complex and require strong coordination and support across different health system levels and government depar...

Please join the PATH Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project for a webinar on scaling-up electronic immunization information systems. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 27th at 1pm CET. During the webinar the pr...

Join us for a webinar: Five proven strategies to improve immunization data use (Findings from the Immunization Data: Evidence for Action Review) Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019 3:00 pmEurope Time (Paris, GMT+01:00) The use of high-quality data is widely understood in the global health c...

The PATH, Introducing Digital immunization information systems- Exchange and Learning (IDEAL) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is excited to release the first lessons learned on transitioning from a paper-based immunization registry to an entirely digital system. The case ...

The Immunization Data: Evidence for Action (IDEA) report and supporting materials are now available on the TechNet-21 website in English, Spanish and French. The IDEA report, A Realist Review of What Works to Improve Data Use for Immunization: Evidence from low-and middle-income countries, was writ...

Dear colleagues, In 2017, WHO, PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF and Gavi launched the Vaccine Innovation Prioritisation Strategy (VIPS), with the aim to drive vaccine product innovation to better meet country needs and support Alliance goals on immunisation coverage and equity. Pro...

As countries increasingly implement and scale electronic immunization registries (EIRs), it will be critical that they exchange lessons and best practices. The BID Initiative, which is led by PATH, in partnership with the governments of Tanzania and Zambia, recently hosted delegates in Tanzania from...

WHO PQS is conducting a survey to learn from users of Remote Temperature Monitoring Devices (RTMDs) and inform the future of vaccine cold chain monitoring. Have you ever… Received a text, email or notifications from an RTMD? Interacted with RTMD hardware in the field, including responding to al...

We are happy to announce the latest version of the Total Cost of Ownership tool for cold chain equipment (v1.5) is now available to download and use. If you have been using an earlier version of the tool, please download the latest version from the link below.   Version 1.5 includes options to add ...