by admin | Sep 22, 2026 | distribution system, Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, Vaccines
When a clinic is very far away, a child can grow up without a single vaccine. In parts of Gurué District in Mozambique’s Zambézia Province, families live far from the nearest health facility. The journey takes hours on rough roads. Many cannot make it. Children miss...
by admin | Sep 2, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Notes from the Field, Supply Chain
In an Ebola response, information needs to move quickly. But so does trust. When people are afraid, uncertain, or convinced that a disease does not exist, simply giving them more information is not enough. Health workers need to understand the fears and concerns that...
by admin | Sep 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Este artigo também está disponível em português. In July, VillageReach reached an important milestone in moving peer-to-peer learning to improve immunization outcomes from ideas into action. The P2P Learning to Improve HPV Vaccination Coverage program, co-implemented...
by admin | Aug 5, 2026 | Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, Mozambique, Vaccines
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 admin | Jul 24, 2026 | Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Notes from the Field
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...
by admin | Jun 12, 2026 | Vaccines
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. ...
by admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | May 13, 2026 | Immunization, Vaccines
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...
by admin | May 6, 2026 | Immunization, Vaccines
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...
