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...
When an outbreak emerges, how quickly it is contained often depends on decisions made years earlier. This was the central lesson I took away from the Global Health Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur. As Country Director for VillageReach in the Democratic Republic of...
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...
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...
A shift is underway in global immunization financing; this shift is defined by prioritization, not expansion – and it is not temporary. Over the past decade, Gavi has helped countries build increasingly complex immunization programs. During this era of expansion,...
At 4 a.m., Julien Nyembo left home on a motorbike to collect suspected cholera samples from a remote health-zone office in Tanganyika province in the DRC. By the time he reached the central hub, it was already 3 p.m. The journey was difficult. Along the way, he rode...
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...
In 2025, VillageReach marked 25 years of transforming health care delivery to reach everyone. It was a year of profound change in global health, as funding shifts and system constraints challenged progress across the countries we serve. Yet this year reaffirmed what...
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...
Download the VillageReach 2025 Annual Report, “25 Years of Transforming Health Care Together.” Kwale County is a land of contrasts. To many, it is known for the pristine white sands of Diani, where tourists flock for breathtaking views and ocean breeze. But turn your...
