by admin | Sep 23, 2026 | Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, NGO's
Whether waiting for a laboratory result or calling for health advice, we all need answers that help us take the next step for our health. Providing those answers requires health workers, reliable information and connected services. Much of that work happens behind the...
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 | Oct 14, 2025 | Immunization, Malawi, Vaccines
What happens when a community comes together and is involved in the implementation and design of health interventions? The answer can be found in the remote, rural village of Jalasi, located in Mangochi District Malawi. Here, VillageReach and the Mangochi District...
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,...
by admin | Jul 3, 2025 | Conferences, distribution system, Funding, Health Worker Capacity, Supply Chain
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...
by admin | May 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Increasing access to essential medicines and vaccines is critical to achieving universal health coverage. This, of course, is no simple task, especially in Africa where the challenges, both logistical and financial, are real,1 and the solutions are complex and varied....
by admin | Jan 21, 2025 | Health Worker Capacity
“In the village, people call me doctor. I am respected by my community,” says Martha Masawa with pride. “People come to me for help. They ask for medicine and advice. I’m happy because now I’m a ‘doctor’ and have medical knowledge. I can give medicine and advise...
by admin | Sep 24, 2024 | Health Worker Capacity, Supply Chain
Supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link. This holds particularly true for health supply chains, where any break or delay can be deadly — life is at risk when communities don’t receive medical supplies on time. At the heart of community health, Community...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
In Southeast Africa lies Malawi, where a nation affectionately known as “the warm heart of Africa” grapples with the formidable challenge of delivering quality primary health care (PHC) to a largely rural population. Despite strides in recent years, only 50% of...
