Originally posted on Gavi.org. Grassroots health workers are uniquely positioned to boost the reach of preventive healthcare – but to do that, they need more support. While global vaccination rates have been on the rise, more than 14 million children remained...
The Lab Sample Transport (PLST) for Polio Eradication program is a critical global health initiative launched in early 2022 to drastically improve the speed and quality of polio sample delivery from communities and health facilities to testing laboratories. This...
Getting a timely diagnosis of polio, a potentially life-threatening disease is a race against the elements and time. But thanks to this initiative, a network of trained health workers, innovative technology and improved transportation systems are making a critical...
The second most populous country in Africa is Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) runs about 400 hospitals, more than 3 500 health centres and 18 600 health posts to provide healthcare services to people in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply...
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...
Where We Work | Polio Laboratory Sample Transport Lab Sample Transport for Polio Eradication This program started off in early 2022 with standardized national assessments to learn and understand the realities of polio specimen...
Where We Work | Program mHealth Roadmap: Architecture and Design < Return to Global Experience Map Country Ethiopia Solution Not Affiliated to a Solution Status Complete Background In collaboration with Columbia University, PATH, and Vital Wave Consulting,...
