by admin | Oct 24, 2022 | Announcements, Emergency Relief, Funding, human resources for health, Supply Chain, Technology, Vaccines
At the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi in June 2022, representatives of the Malawi Ministry of Health and of ARCC recalled the shocking news they had received from the NICD laboratory in...
by admin | Mar 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Emergency Relief, Funding
I wanted to take a moment to personally update you on how VillageReach is adapting to the global spread of COVID-19 and responding to its impact on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. VillageReach has seen over and over again that during times of crisis, essential...
by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | Emergency Relief
On July 17, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO declaration is a serious matter, and one that VillageReach does not take lightly. We...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | Emergency Relief
Last month Cyclone Idai, one of the strongest storms that touched Mozambique in nearly 20 years, tore through Beira and across Sofala province. What people weren’t expecting was something even worse. Cyclone Kenneth made landfall as a Category 4 cyclone on Wednesday,...
by admin | Mar 31, 2019 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
Last week I attended assessment meetings with the government and members of the international development community in Maputo. The situation is even more critical with the new threat of waterborne diseases. On Sunday, Ussene Isse, the national director of medical...
by admin | Mar 22, 2019 | Emergency Relief, Uncategorized
Almost one week ago, Cyclone Idai touched down off the coast of Mozambique, hitting Beira and nearby villages and leaving a path of destruction across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Now it is a race against time for frontline aid workers, who are working quickly to...
