Who we are | our approach
A world where each person has the
health care needed to thrive
Our Goals and Approach
To achieve our goal of reducing inequities in access to quality care in Africa and beyond, VillageReach is focused on helping governments design and sustain responsive primary health care systems. Responsive primary health care has three important qualities: it makes products and services available when and where they are needed even for the hardest-to-reach communities, it can adapt to changes in demand and better absorb shocks and stresses, and it routinely factors in and responds to the needs and preferences of communities.
Resources
2025 Annual Impact Report
2024 Annual Impact Report
2023 Annual Impact Report
Our 2030 Strategy: A Vision to Reach Universal Health Coverage
VillageReach 2030 Strategy (Summary)
How We Work
VillageReach has developed and refined an approach to co-creating innovative and responsive solutions to deliver health products and services. We start by learning what people need from their health care system. Applying their insights, we co-develop and evaluate solutions working closely with governments and communities. Next, we collaborate with governments and their partners to scale and replicate what we know works. Finally, we transition our solution to governments prepared to sustain proven solutions, providing them with the necessary support to own the solution over time.
How We Work Resources
Transitioning Well Overview
Journey to Scale Tool
Case Study: The Practical Application of the Journey to Scale Tool
Equity and Gender Approach
Our four-step equity approach supports governments and implementing partners by intentionally integrating equity into program design and delivery to effectively serve under-reached communities, promoting inclusive and effective health care for all. To reach populations at risk of being left behind, health systems must do more to respond to people’s needs and preferences.
VillageReach holds a unique perspective, including gender in all aspects of program design and system-strengthening initiatives, such as supply chain, health workforce and data visibility. By incorporating gender considerations into our equity approach, we can ensure that programs address the unique needs and challenges arising from gender inequity.
Equity Approach Resources
From Pilots to Scale: Practical Pathways for Telehealth in Africa
How Telehealth Hotlines and Kiosks Improved Access to Care in Lagos, Nigeria
Closing the Gender Gap: Community-Driven Solutions to Boost Women’s Use of National Health Hotlines
A qualitative, participatory study to identify barriers and facilitators to women’s uptake of National Health Hotline Solutions in Malawi and Mozambique
U.S. Program Service Offerings: 2025-26
The Role of Gender in Building Resilient Health Supply Chains in DRC
Building the Foundations for Responsive Primary Health Care: A Practical Guide for Policymakers
A perspective on essential components for adaptability and scalability to enhance equity-driven vaccination interventions: lessons from Mozambique and Malawi
Exploring the Role of Gender in the Public Health Supply Chain Workforce in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
ASSESSMENT: East Jefferson County Environmental and Climate Health
Case Study – Deployment of the Supply Chain Equity Guide in the DRC
Climate and Health: Reducing Inequities in Primary Health Care through Climate Resilience
Gender Analysis – Late Infancy Immunization Study
