VillageReach is a nonprofit global health organization that strengthens primary health care systems to be responsive for under-reached communities. Since 2000, we have worked with partners to strengthen health systems, reaching over 145 million people across 26...
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,...
When health facilities run out of family planning products, women often bear the greatest consequences. A missed contraceptive injection, unavailable implants, or stockouts of essential commodities can disrupt reproductive health choices and place additional strain on...
Discover how VillageReach is using human-centered design to break down barriers and co-create community-driven solutions that boost women’s access to national health hotlines.
Read the French version of the blog here. When a patient with sudden paralysis arrived at a hospital in Siguiri, Guinea, health workers knew they were racing against time. Confirming polio would depend on how quickly a stool sample could travel more than 700...
This paper is intended for the global health supply chain community to help align strategy, inform investment decisions, support integration efforts, and strengthen coordination across partners.
Read the French version of the blog here. In parts of Côte d’Ivoire, stock-out rates for family planning products have fallen from 90 percent to 10 percent in just one year—a shift that signals what is possible when national policy is matched with strong decentralized...
For every generation, vaccines work. That is the theme of this year’s World Immunization Week. And while it is true that since 1975 vaccines have saved over 150 million lives, and continue to be the most effective public health intervention, it is also true...
