by admin | May 8, 2026 | Immunization, Notes from the Field, Supply Chain, Technology, Vaccines
Read the French version of the blog here. When a patient with sudden paralysis arrived at a hospital in Siguiri, Guinea, health workers knew they were racing against time. Confirming polio would depend on how quickly a stool sample could travel more than 700...
by admin | Mar 26, 2026 | Health Worker Capacity
In Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rayuu Kombo now walks in her community with a stronger purpose. As a Community Health Worker, she is visiting households, checking on mothers and children, looking for danger signs and helping families seek care earlier. This shift is part of a...
by admin | Nov 13, 2025 | distribution system
In Uganda’s western district of Ibanda, anthrax is a familiar enemy. As one health worker said, the word ‘anthrax’ has “become part of our vocabulary.” But this familiarity has not led to safety. Communities have lived with recurring outbreaks for years, largely...
