by admin | Sep 22, 2026 | distribution system, Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, Vaccines
When a clinic is very far away, a child can grow up without a single vaccine. In parts of Gurué District in Mozambique’s Zambézia Province, families live far from the nearest health facility. The journey takes hours on rough roads. Many cannot make it. Children miss...
by admin | Sep 16, 2026 | Health Worker Capacity, Immunization, Mozambique, Vaccines
Every morning, Pedro José leaves his home in Mopeia District, Zambézia Province, with a clear mission: to help ensure that no child in his community misses the protection that vaccines provide. As a community health worker (CHW) serving families in Mopeia, Pedro knows...
by admin | Aug 5, 2026 | Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, Mozambique, Vaccines
For years, the remote community of Nawitela-Namuli in Mozambique’s Zambézia Province faced a difficult choice: walk long distances with young children to the nearest health facility or risk missing routine vaccinations that protect against preventable diseases. ...
by admin | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Jul 24, 2026 | Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Notes from the Field
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...
by admin | Jul 13, 2026 | distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Maternal and Child Health, Supply Chain
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,...
by admin | Jun 29, 2026 | Conferences, distribution system, Emergency Relief
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...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | CCPF, Technology
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...
by admin | Sep 22, 2025 | Health Worker Capacity
Beatrice wakes at sunrise in Migori County, her work plan already in hand. The work plan maps out neighbourhoods, lists caregivers and details the community health workers she will support today. “I don’t wear a white coat, but I bring hope,” she says, folding the...
by admin | Sep 4, 2025 | Malawi, Uncategorized
When we talk about universal health coverage, one thing is clear: it’s not enough for health systems to exist; they must be able to respond. Responsive Primary Health Care (Responsive PHC) is about ensuring that services are available when and where people need them,...
