by admin | Sep 22, 2026 | distribution system, Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, Vaccines
When a clinic is very far away, a child can grow up without a single vaccine. In parts of Gurué District in Mozambique’s Zambézia Province, families live far from the nearest health facility. The journey takes hours on rough roads. Many cannot make it. Children miss...
by admin | Sep 2, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Notes from the Field, Supply Chain
In an Ebola response, information needs to move quickly. But so does trust. When people are afraid, uncertain, or convinced that a disease does not exist, simply giving them more information is not enough. Health workers need to understand the fears and concerns that...
by admin | Jul 13, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Maternal and Child Health, Supply Chain
Motorcycles began arriving early at Guéyo Health Centre in western Côte d’Ivoire, long before the day’s consultations began. Beneath the veranda, mothers sat quietly waiting for antenatal and postnatal care. Some cradled sleeping babies on their laps,...
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 | Jun 18, 2026 | data for decision making, distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Pharmacy, Technology
When health facilities run out of family planning products, women often bear the greatest consequences. A missed contraceptive injection, unavailable implants, or stockouts of essential commodities can disrupt reproductive health choices and place additional strain on...
by admin | May 5, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Supply Chain, Technology
Read the French version of the blog here. In parts of Côte d’Ivoire, stock-out rates for family planning products have fallen from 90 percent to 10 percent in just one year—a shift that signals what is possible when national policy is matched with strong decentralized...
