Public health to a healthier future. The links between the various sustainable development goals and public health are numerous and well established: The U.S. Global Health Initiative was created in 2009 by President Obama in an attempt to have a more holistic, comprehensive approach to improving global health as opposed to previous, disease-specific interventions. The Global Health Initiative is a six-year plan, "to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy for global health, building on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat HIV as well as U.S. efforts to address tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, and augmenting the focus on other
PATH (global health organization) 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, drugs, vaccine delivery, nutrition, reproductive health, water and sanitation, and other areas. One of PATH's best-known technologies is the vaccine vial monitor, a small sticker that adheres to a vaccine vial and changes color as the vaccine is exposed to heat over time. The sticker helps health workers know when a vaccine has reached