Hilton Humanitarian Prize Awarded to PATH

Finding health solutions for the developing world
PATH employs more than 800 staff in 32 offices in 20 countries. Its team of scientists, engineers, and technical specialists create and test promising new technologies in a state-of-the-art laboratory and product development facility at its Seattle headquarters. PATH has adapted, developed, or co-developed more than 85 technologies designed to improve the health and lives of people in low-resource countries, even in the most remote areas of the globe. Chief among these technologies are: vaccine vial monitors that detect when temperature-sensitive vaccines have been exposed to heat; SoloShot™ single-use, disposable syringes that prevent needle reuse; Ultra Rice® technology that uses manufactured, rice-like grains fortified with micronutrients to alleviate malnutrition; and the Uniject® prefilled injection device that ensures correct amounts of vaccines or drugs are administered. Several billion of these products are in use around the globe.