by admin | Oct 13, 2026 | Immunization
Why investing in immunization means investing in a healthier future Pauline brought her son, Louis, for his measles vaccination three times in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each time, she returned home without her son receiving the vaccine. Uncertain supplies...
by admin | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
This article was originally published in English. Em Julho, a VillageReach alcançou um marco importante ao transformar a aprendizagem entre pares para melhorar os resultados de vacinação, passando das ideias à acção. O programa Aprendizagem entre Pares (P2P) para...
by admin | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
This article draws on “Bridging the Last Mile: Scaling AI-Driven Supply Chains and Connected Diagnostics for Equitable Primary Health Care,” a VillageReach-led session at the second Africa Primary Health Care Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, moderated by VillageReach’s Dapo...
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 | Sep 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Este artigo também está disponível em português. In July, VillageReach reached an important milestone in moving peer-to-peer learning to improve immunization outcomes from ideas into action. The P2P Learning to Improve HPV Vaccination Coverage program, co-implemented...
by admin | Aug 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
All photographs by Josué Kumbi. During an Ebola outbreak, every hour matters. Rapid laboratory confirmation helps health authorities isolate cases, trace contacts and respond quickly to stop further transmission. Early in the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, samples...
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 | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the 6th Africa Digital Health Summit in Abuja, where I challenged leaders, innovators, policymakers and partners to reflect on a single number: about 675 million people in Africa still lack access to primary health...
