by john | Aug 11, 2014 | Mozambique, OpenLMIS, Supply Chain, Technology
Since beginning my technology associate internship at VillageReach, I’ve learned that strengthening health systems in developing countries requires reliable health information and improved decision-making capacity at all levels. Without real information on who needs...
by john | Jan 13, 2014 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, Notes from the Field
A frontline perspective of the CCPF “Health Center by Phone” Program When I trained as a midwife, I had no idea that I would be helping deliver babies over the phone. Technology has come a long way, especially in the district of Balaka in Malawi. In...
by john | Nov 25, 2013 | Mozambique, Technology
We recently posted the latest performance report update for the Dedicated Logistics System (DLS) in Mozambique, covering January – June 2013. You can find the report here. The implementation of the DLS is conducted in close partnership with the Mozambique Ministry of...
by john | Nov 23, 2013 | CCPF, Funding, Malawi, Technology
We are proud to be featured again this year in SIF’s annual Global Giving Guide. See our profile exerpted below, and visit the Seattle International Foundation. Rose is a Group Village Head in central Malawi and is responsible for overseeing the well-being of a...
by john | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest challenges in a vaccine supply chain is the information system—a way to know the stock levels of each vaccine at each health center, knowing how much has been delivered and used each month in order to plan for what will be needed in the next month....
by john | Jun 18, 2013 | Funding, Mozambique, NGO's, Notes from the Field, OpenLMIS, Press Releases, Social Enterprise, Technology
Today we’re excited to announce the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding VillageReach a grant to improve vaccine delivery in Mozambique. The two-year Final 20 Project targets more than 400 of the Mozambique Ministry of Health’s rural health centers that...
by john | Jun 18, 2013 | Mozambique, Notes from the Field
The Mozambique Dedicated Logistics System (DLS) Performance Reports are regularly issued, government-approved updates on the status of key performance indicators monitored by the DLS which serve as a gauge of quality system implementation. The first of these reports...
by john | Jun 18, 2013 | Malawi, Notes from the Field
VillageReach, in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, Malawi College of Health Sciences and University of Washington Global Medicines Programs is supporting a two year Pharmacy Assistant certificate course. The College has enrolled fifty students for the...
by john | Jun 12, 2013 | CCPF, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health
The mHealth Alliance has published a new blog on our CCPF program. See the Alliance’s Health Unbound (HUB) website for the new post. (*This website is no longer active)
by john | Apr 23, 2013 | OpenLMIS, Technology
We often cite the challenges we see in determining optimal approaches to strengthening health systems, many of which are due to the lack of current data about the health of communities and the performance of the health system. This critical gap in useful data to...
