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...
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,...
No single actor can solve Kenya’s health challenges alone. — Dr. Maureen Kimani, Head, Division of Community Health, Ministry of Health, Kenya. Across Kenya, there is a growing recognition that effective delivery of health commodities up to the community level is...
A new evaluation report has spotlighted the success of the Let’s Talk About Vaccines! project to improve under-two immunization coverage in Lilongwe and Mzimba North, Malawi. The three-year initiative, funded by Wellcome and implemented by VillageReach in partnership...
On a hot afternoon in Bouaflé, central Côte d’Ivoire, Marie Elisabeth Key stands behind the pharmacy counter at a maternal and child health center (PMI). Women enter in steady streams, seeking contraceptives and family planning services. However, unlike before, there...
