by admin | Jun 29, 2026 | Conferences, distribution system, Emergency Relief
When an outbreak emerges, how quickly it is contained often depends on decisions made years earlier. This was the central lesson I took away from the Global Health Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur. As Country Director for VillageReach in the Democratic Republic of...
by admin | Aug 21, 2025 | Conferences, Immunization, Vaccines
Across Africa, immunization programs face a persistent challenge: ensuring vaccines reach every child who needs them. Despite significant investments in vaccine procurement and cold chain infrastructure, last-mile stockouts continue to undermine coverage goals and...
by admin | Jul 3, 2025 | Conferences, distribution system, Funding, Health Worker Capacity, Supply Chain
No single actor can solve Kenya’s health challenges alone. — Dr. Maureen Kimani, Head, Division of Community Health, Ministry of Health, Kenya. Across Kenya, there is a growing recognition that effective delivery of health commodities up to the community level is...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Conferences
Time, and how we use it, is becoming one of the most defining challenges in global health. As funding tightens and AI promises new efficiencies, how we spend our minutes, hours and days matters more than ever. At VillageReach, we’re committed to using time wisely, not...
by admin | Nov 27, 2024 | Conferences, data for decision making, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Technology
“Doctors will not be replaced by AI. Doctors will be replaced by other doctors enabled by AI,” stated Dr Amit Thakker on the opening day of the 3rd edition of the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) that took place in November, 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. Dr...
by admin | Nov 7, 2024 | Conferences
“The health access gap in Africa is great and we need to act urgently. Healthtech provides us with an opportunity to bridge that gap. What we did for fintech, let’s do with healthtech” asserted Dr. Kamil Shoretire, Director of Health Planning Research and Statistics,...