Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
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| Nonprofit organization | |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Seattle |
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Key people
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Steve Davis, president and CEO |
| Revenue | US$330,000,000 (as of 2012) |
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Number of employees
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1100+ |
| Website | www |
PATH, (formerly called the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) is an international, nonprofit global health organization based in Seattle, with 1200+ employees in more than 30 offices around the world. Its president and CEO is Steve Davis.
PATH's tagline is "Driving transformative innovation to save lives".
Founded in 1977 with a focus on family planning, PATH soon broadened its purpose to work on a wide array of emerging and persistent global health issues in the areas of health technologies, maternal health, child health, reproductive health, vaccines and immunization, and emerging and epidemic diseases such as HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.
Since 2000, PATH has expanded from about 300 employees and an annual budget of $60 million to, in 2012, a payroll of 1,200 people working in 22 countries and a budget of $305 million.
PATH is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in global health today.
PATH’s headquarters are in the South Lake Union, Seattle neighborhood, close to several other global health organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
PATH's vision is "a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone." Its mission is "to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors."
PATH is best known for developing and adapting technologies, such as improved vaccination devices and new tools to prevent cervical cancer, to address the health needs of developing countries. It targets health problems, evaluates possible solutions, and assesses whether they would be useful in finding health solutions.
Steve Davis, PATH’s CEO, has described the organization’s role as a “bridge-builder and innovator on the global stage.”
PATH develops, adapts, and advances technologies focused on disease diagnostics, vaccine delivery, nutrition, reproductive health, water and sanitation, and other areas.
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