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Uniting Against Polio – Kenya’s Lab Sample Transportation Story

by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | health workforce development, Immunization, Vaccines

In June 2023, Dr. Pius Mutuku and his team were alerted of three patients whose lab samples had tested positive for polio from the Hagadera Refugee camp in Garissa County, Kenya. The samples indicated the presence of a non-wild variant of poliovirus, known as...

Polio Lab Sample Transport Program Overview in 15 countries – Program Update, July 2023

by admin | Sep 8, 2023

VillageReach was brought on to assess the polio specimen referral systems and to co-design and implement customized solutions in 15 countries at high risk for polio outbreaks – aiming to improve the speed and quality of polio sample transportation from health...

Enhancing Healthcare: VillageReach and Tec4med for Better Access and Quality in Underserved Communities

by admin | Aug 21, 2023

VillageReach is a global health organization specializing in the systems that deliver health products and information to the hardest-to-reach people.

M-Vaccin: The Innovative Solution Boosting Vaccination in Côte d’Ivoire

by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | data for decision making, health workforce development, human resources for health, Immunization, mHealth, Technology, Vaccines

Recent health challenges across the globe have highlighted strained health workforces and the need for effective preventative health measures such as vaccinations. In response to these demands, countries around the world are actively seeking innovative solutions. One...

Integrating COVID-19 and Routine Immunization in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

by admin | Aug 2, 2023

This post from “Knowledge Success” explores the successes and challenges of integrating COVID-19 and routine immunizations at health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is the fifth in a series of seven blog posts highlighting...

Let’s Talk About Vaccines! Malawi

by admin | Jul 31, 2023

Where We Work | Program Let’s Talk About Vaccines! By prioritizing caregiver and health worker voices, we explore the key drivers and solutions for immunization dropout in children in Malawi. < Return to Global Experience Map Oct 6, 2022 | ...

Let’s Talk About Vaccines! Global

by admin | Jul 31, 2023

Where We Work | Program Let’s Talk About Vaccines! This study seeks to amplify the voices of caregivers and health workers and uncover new insights by using principles of community-based participatory research and human-centered design to increase childhood...

Bate-Papo Vacina! Boosts Immunization Rates in Zambezia

by admin | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Adolfo David, a district Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) officer in the Gilé district of Mozambique, saw a lack of immunization information as a barrier for caregivers seeking life-saving vaccines for their children. Because they needed information about the...

Insights from the 2023 Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) Annual Symposium

by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | Conferences

Mariam Zameer, Director, Health Systems Global Technical Team; Immunization Lead; and Swetha Srinath, Senior Manager, Data Analytics attended the 2023 Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) Annual Symposium from May 22-24. The theme of this year’s Symposium was...

Three Reasons to Invest in Community Health Workers

by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | Uncategorized

Originally posted on Frontline Health Workers Coalition. CHWs are trusted, capable, and cost-effective Health systems cannot function without health workers. That’s why the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Strategy on Human Resources for...

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