An LGA Cold Chain Officer in Nasarawa State opens Nigeria’s Last Mile Vaccine Stock Visibility (LMVSV) dashboard. Across the health facilities in their LGA, green marks adequate vaccine stock, red signals a stockout and other colors show facilities approaching reorder...
Ebola response Support delivered where it is needed most 0 Ebola Lab Samples Delivered Every delivered sample helps health teams confirm cases faster and respond where support is needed most. 0 Pallets of PPE Received approx. 6,000 kg Personal protective equipment...
For years, the remote community of Nawitela-Namuli in Mozambique’s Zambézia Province faced a difficult choice: walk long distances with young children to the nearest health facility or risk missing routine vaccinations that protect against preventable diseases. ...
By Wema Kamuzora, Francisca Pratap (CIHEB Tanzania) and Ronald Ng’eno Outside the home of Francis, a traditional healer, a thatched shelter made from wooden poles offers welcome shade. It serves as a waiting area where patients sit, chatting with neighbors or...
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,...
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 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...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a child lives can still determine whether they receive life-saving vaccines. For many families accessing vaccines can mean traveling long distances, balancing competing priorities or navigating gaps in services. ...
The problem In strategic planning conversations with local health departments (LHDs), one theme consistently rises to the top of every SWOT analysis: decreased funding is the biggest threat. In response, many teams do what feels natural. They scan for every possible...
