VillageReach is a nonprofit global health organization that strengthens primary health care systems to be responsive for under-reached communities. Since 2000, we have worked with partners to strengthen health systems, reaching over 145 million people across 26...
Adapted from Dr. Ahmed Ogwell’s opening keynote at the 2nd Africa Primary Health Care Forum, held in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 30, 2026. Across Africa, families are making impossible choices every day. A mother in northern Nigeria delays taking her child to the clinic...
Tenu du 7 au 11 avril 2026 au Village Venus, sous le leadership du Programme élargi de vaccination (PEV) et du Comité des Opérations d’Urgence Polio (COUP), visait à renforcer la vaccination de routine dans sept provinces prioritaires et/ou àcontexte...
I had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the 6th Africa Digital Health Summit in Abuja, where I challenged leaders, innovators, policymakers and partners to reflect on a single number: about 675 million people in Africa still lack access to primary health...
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...
Africa stands at a defining moment in health financing. Chronic underfunding, high out-of-pocket costs, declining external aid and fragmented financing mechanisms continue to undermine health systems across the continent. At the same time, renewed continental...
Rethinking Integration, Focusing on Networking and Coordination: Practical Lessons from Specimen Referral Systems Across Africa and Beyond – Drawing on insights from large, multi-country programs and assessments, this paper outlines practical approaches for...
