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...
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. ...
Read the Portuguese version here. VillageReach’s journey in Mozambique is a story of what becomes possible when health care reaches the people who need it most. It is an illustration of caregivers who can rely on health services being available, of health workers...
I will never forget my first trip to a mining area in Haut-Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After a few hours of driving on a path where we had to cross the river, we arrived in the Kyalwe health area where the head nurse told me, almost...
Community health worker Aimerance goes door-to-door identifying children who have missed vaccinations in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but it is the system strengthened by VillageReach — from tracking tools to coordination with health facilities — that allows...
One morning in the small village of Tabac, 18 km from the city center of Kalemie in the province of Tanganyika, it is raining. The path leading to the vaccination site turns into a quagmire, but Thérèse Mauwa moves forward, determined to have her child vaccinated....
Once considered a woman’s responsibility, child vaccination is now a major interest for many fathers in Maindombe province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Here, the community lives off agriculture and fishing, where family roles are clearly defined. In...
In my recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) I was reminded of an ingredient without which even the most well-designed health programs need to save lives – trust. During my visit I met 17-month-old Marina at the Promesse health facility in...
