I will never forget my first trip to a mining area in Haut-Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After a few hours of driving on a path where we had to cross the river, we arrived in the Kyalwe health area where the head nurse told me, almost...
One morning in the small village of Tabac, 18 km from the city center of Kalemie in the province of Tanganyika, it is raining. The path leading to the vaccination site turns into a quagmire, but Thérèse Mauwa moves forward, determined to have her child vaccinated....
Read the French version here. Sometimes it only takes the dedication of one person to make a big impact. In the Kinkuki health catchment area in the province of Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the head nurse of this area, Pierre Dibwe, is that...
Looking back on 2025, it was a year of milestones, especially in global health. It was also the year of our 25th anniversary, and we were reminded once more that we cannot do the work that we do in isolation. To achieve a world where everyone, everywhere, has the...
What Are PIRIs — and Why Do They Matter? In Nyemba health district in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the local health facility runs four fixed sessions and four outreach sessions each month, reaching communities up to five kilometers...
Bringing Immunization to Where Life Happens In Tanganyika’s Nyemba health district in DRC, a recent Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization (PIRI) session didn’t happen in a health facility – it happened in the heart of the community, at the village chief’s...
Every successful public health initiative begins with clear goals and strong partnerships. Our goal in implementing Nigeria’s HPV Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Learning Program is to empower health care workers and protect the health of adolescent girls across the country. Read...
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...
Nestled in the hills of Mangochi District, Malawi, is the rural village of Jalasi. To the east is the neighboring country of Mozambique, to the west is Lake Malawi. The community is a vibrant one – its market bustling with vendors, its streets alive with children...
Gavi recently launched the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA), a financing instrument that will provide up to US$ 1 billion to support the growth of Africa’s manufacturing base for vaccines. This is a major development that has the potential to improve...
