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 | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
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 | Jul 13, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Maternal and Child Health, Supply Chain
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,...
by admin | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
