Separating fact from fiction: 6 global health myths - in pictures

Jane Hutchings, leader of the reproductive health programme at PATH, explains what women really want when it comes to contraception. Photograph: PATH/Kimberly Whipkey

PATH director of non-communicable diseases Helen McGuire says low-income countries face a double burden of disease. Photograph: PATH/Gabe Bienczycki

Dr Alfred Ochola, technical advisor for childhood survival and development in PATH’s Kenya office, explains why diarrhea is a leading killer of young children.
Photograph: PATH/Herg Chivoan

Dr Kent Campbell, who directs PATH’s malaria control programme, sees a future free of the threat of malaria. Photograph: David Jacobs

Anurag Mairal, leader of technology solutions programme at PATH, explains why having enough lifesaving ideas isn’t the problem. Photograph: PATH/Patrick McKern

PATH senior policy and advocacy associate Elesha Kingshott explains why maternal deaths are not yet a thing of the past. Photograph: PATH/Satvir Malhotra