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,...
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...
Read the French version of the blog here. In parts of Côte d’Ivoire, stock-out rates for family planning products have fallen from 90 percent to 10 percent in just one year—a shift that signals what is possible when national policy is matched with strong decentralized...
On a humid morning in Treichville–Marcory, a young woman steps into a public health facility that provides free family planning services, clear about what she wants. She has discussed it with her partner, considered the possible side effects, and decided she wants to...
Download the VillageReach 2025 Annual Report, “25 Years of Transforming Health Care Together.” For Djadji Joanna, a 28-year-old nurse aide in Abidjan, the journey to motherhood wasn’t a choice, it was a surprise. “I didn’t realize it until I was four months...
In a conference room at a hotel in Cocody, Abidjan, health officials examined charts and maps. Ministry staff, technical partners and funders, both in-person and online, listened as slides lit up the screen mapping how waste moves through the hospital waste management...
Across Africa, effective disease surveillance faces a common hurdle: unreliable transport of medical samples, which often leads to delays, compromised quality and slower outbreak responses, putting public health at risk. In Côte d’Ivoire, for example, these challenges...
For women and girls in towns like Blanfla, Konéfla and Sietinfla in Côte d’Ivoire, getting reproductive health products has not always been certain. Stockouts were common and family planning supplies did not always arrive when needed. This left communities with...
VillageReach’s 25th anniversary celebrations in both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Côte d’Ivoire were more than a moment of reflection—it was a powerful recognition of the organization’s enduring impact in both countries. As Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, CEO...
In Côte d’Ivoire, the journey toward a digitally empowered health system is gaining momentum. A collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage (MSHPCMU) and VillageReach is propelling the country toward stronger,...
