Kenya
Feb 01, 2019
We have a winning team of solutions to defeat diarrheal disease. But tenacious obstacles to access have a field advantage — to the detriment of the children who need these tools the most.
In 2019, we need your help to level the playing field. We’
Special Features
Jan 09, 2019
An amino acid–based oral rehydration solution is among the potential solutions to heal gut damage. Photo: PATH/Amy Gottlieb.
Adapted from an article that originally appeared on PATH.org.
The global diarrheal disease burden comes with
Blog
Dec 05, 2018
Basic tools and education should be at hand for caregivers everywhere. Flexible financing mechanisms can help countries prioritize where needs are greatest. Photo: PATH/Tony Karumba.
As I reflect back on 2018, I can’t help but think about the
Blog
Nov 12, 2018
Feb 05, 2014
Myth: diarrhea is rarely fatal
Blog
Nov 01, 2016
Drawing on lessons from work in other countries, PATH is partnering with the Government of Kenya to develop a human milk banking network tailored to the needs of the country. The initiative integrates human milk banking with other elements of
Factsheets
Jul 19, 2016
Children join the procession during the launch of the MNCH Advocacy Alliance in Kakamega, Kenya.
After a while, the preventable deaths became too much to bear.
For many years I worked as a midwife at different hospitals, and most days on the
Blog
Feb 05, 2014
Originally posted on the PATH blog.
Recently, Bill and Melinda Gates released their annual letter, which took on three persistent myths that block progress for the poor. In the same spirit, this week we're debunking six myths that impede
Blog
Nov 01, 2012
On August 27, 2012, the Kenyan Poisons and Pharmacy Board approved an appeal to reclassify zinc from a prescription medicine—only available at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies with the prescription from a trained health professional—to an over-the
Factsheets
Sep 01, 2010
A room with benches, plastic containers, and oral rehydration solution (ORS): these are the simple tools that furnish a typical oral rehydration therapy (ORT) corner. In the 1980's, this highly effective, low-cost intervention tremendously impacted
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