COVID-19 vaccinodromes: Increasing COVID-19 vaccination in Côte d’Ivoire and Democratic Republic of Congo
From November 2021 to February 2023, VillageReach vaccinodromes administered over 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines in urban areas of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in strong partnership with Ministries of Health, building on government and...
COVID accelerating investments reshaping health supply chains
The pandemic disrupted supply chains around the world. In its wake, health leaders are doubling down on efforts to make their supply chains more resilient, sustainable, responsive, and equitable.Fixed Vaccination Site and Mobile Advance Strategy Team Implementation Guide
This operations guide was created for the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and project stakeholders to describe the standardized operating procedures for managing immunization activities developed and implemented by VillageReach in the 2021-2022...Community Health Workers as Vaccinators: A Rapid Review of the Global Landscape, 2000–2021
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) could expand immunization access in under-reached communities by administering vaccines. This rapid review identifies countries where CHWs administered vaccines and synthesizes health systems factors that may contribute to...Case Study: Demand Generation at COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in CI and DRC
VillageReach implemented demand generation activities to support increased COVID-19 vaccination coverage at vaccination sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d’Ivoire. This case study recounts the many lessons learned from implementing demand generation...Considerations for Your COVID-19 Vaccination Site
This document shares insights from VillageReach, a nongovernmental organization (NGO), that were gleaned from establishing and operating five COVID-19 vaccination sites in Côte d’Ivoire and Democratic Republic of Congo. Our goal is to help other organizations plan,...
Leveraging Data to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Côte d’Ivoire
It’s no exaggeration to say that quality data is intrinsic to VillageReach’s core values of excellence and innovation. It allows us to actualize those values by enabling everyone, from patients to policy makers, to make informed decisions that improve health outcomes....Mozambique: A Highly Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Case Studies: Promising practices from Africa Mozambique has COVID-19 vaccine coverage that has reached more than 96.6 percent of eligible adults over 18 years of age by September 2022. Its COVID-19 vaccination rate ranks among the...