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...
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...
Zubeida* thought her child was being stubborn. For years, her child wet the bed, long past the age when he should have stopped. She tried to correct it the only way she knew how, scolding him and sometimes even beating him, hoping it would force a change. But nothing...
Download the VillageReach 2025 Annual Report, “25 Years of Transforming Health Care Together.” Every morning in the Olowo-Ira neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Nurse Jennifer unlocks the door to her pharmacy kiosk. She is there before the first patient arrives, setting...
The moment a child is born is always one for celebration. From this moment on throughout the rest of their lives, documentation of their health, including the routine immunizations they need, is important to ensure that no child is left behind. However, in...
The energy at the 2025 Global Digital Health Forum was unmistakable. Innovators, policymakers and practitioners gathered with a shared sense that a long-anticipated shift in health care delivery was finally within reach. The COVID-19 pandemic forced digital health...
Foreign aid reductions have negatively impacted many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) health systems in a variety of ways. Aid funding has helped procure and deliver medicines and vaccines, supported health workers delivering health services, and enabled the...
Telehealth is no longer a luxury. For an island like Zanzibar, a call center serves as a vital bridge, connecting families to life-saving health services. The Zanzibar Afya Call Center is a toll-free hotline (115) where people can call trained health workers for...
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,...
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” Henry Ford. As development aid continues to tighten, global health initiatives face growing pressure to deliver impact in smarter, more sustainable ways. This article draws on real-world examples from...
