by admin | Sep 15, 2016 | data for decision making, distribution system, Supply Chain
Transformational change does not always happen overnight. In the case of immunization supply chains (iSC), real transformational change requires iteration. It is a process of continuous improvement: cycles of thinking, testing, and improving to constantly push the...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Technology
Having been in my new role as President of VillageReach only a few weeks, each day is filled with new “firsts.” First staff meeting, first attempt to work the phone system (failed), first presentation (so-so). Among them was my first—but certainly not last—Final Mile...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | CCPF
Bringing a program to scale can’t be done single-handedly. It requires the commitment of partners working collaboratively towards a common goal and a dedicated team to keep up momentum as new and unexpected challenges arise. Sometimes, key individuals drive a project...
by admin | Jul 22, 2016 | Funding, NGO's, Supply Chain, Technology
Global health innovation requires us to think beyond an individual product – it’s about creating space for “last mile thinkers” to meet with the scientists and engineers whose work influences medicine availability and healthcare access in low- and- middle income...
by admin | May 6, 2016 | distribution system, Funding, Mozambique, Supply Chain
Reposted from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Blog: Impatient Optimists 5.6.2016 I recently returned from a week in Mozambique with a goal of learning about new immunization supply chain models and observing their impact. I also wanted to better understand...
by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | distribution system, Supply Chain
Many people in global health talk about how Coca-Cola supply chain practices could be applied and adapted to health commodities to ensure that vaccines, malaria treatment, family planning commodities, and many more essential medicines are available at the last mile...
by admin | May 23, 2014 | Mozambique, Supply Chain, Technology
Reposted from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Blog: Impatient Optimists 5.6.2014 As a Technical Officer with VillageReach, I am responsible for working with our partners at the provincial health department and in the health centers to support new cold chain...
by nick | Dec 9, 2010 | Mozambique, NGO's, Notes from the Field
In the previous post, Nick shared the exciting news that data from health centers in Mozambique is now available for us to see. Living in an environment where information is easily available at our fingertips, we often take the availability of data like this for...
