Living Goods

06/04/2026

"𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙄 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮. 𝙉𝙤𝙬, 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙃𝙒 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥. 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮." — 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙞 (24), 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙐𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖.

Annet’s story reflects the real-world impact behind our latest quarterly performance data. In Q1 2026, our learning sites continued to generate crucial insights on how to build resilient, government-led, and digitally enabled community health systems:

𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗼: Proactive supervision enabled Community Health Workers (CHWs) to surpass pregnancy registration targets (averaging 3.5 per month vs. a 2.5 target). Stronger collaboration between midwives and CHWs is broadening family planning access and streamlining referral data.

𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 (𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮): Reached a major milestone with the full transition of CHW compensation, commodity supply, and training to government ownership. Despite stock-out challenges for malaria testing kits (mRDTs), the site showed immense resilience with strong household coverage and data syncing.

𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮: Achieved exceptional results in family planning, exceeding targets for Couples Years of Protection by 117%, driven by strategic partner integrations and strong digital tool adoption (78% active eCHIS users).

Dive deeper into our data, operational learnings, and community health breakthroughs across East and West Africa.

📖 Read the full Q1 2026 Report: English version:https://livinggoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LG_Q1_Report_2026_ENG.pdf

French version:https://livinggoods.org/.../LG_Q1_Report_2026_FR_Final.pdf

06/01/2026

Living Goods recently hosted a training for journalists on epidemic preparedness and response with support from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator. The training brought together media professionals from Uganda to strengthen their understanding of outbreak preparedness and the role of accurate, evidence-based reporting during health emergencies.

Importantly, district health leaders from Wakiso and Mayuge districts together with Senior Surveillance Officers from the Ministry of Health, joined the discussion to highlight why epidemic preparedness must be prioritized not only in response efforts, but also in annual health plans and budgets. Preparedness requires sustained investment in the systems that detect and respond to outbreaks before they escalate.

Community health workers are often the first line of defense during health emergencies—supporting surveillance, educating communities, identifying suspected cases, and helping combat misinformation before it spreads. Ensuring these frontline systems are adequately funded is essential to protecting communities and strengthening health security.

Watch the news coverage below to see how responsible journalism, grounded in Ministry of Health guidance and fact-based reporting, helps reduce community anxiety, counter misinformation, and reinforce appropriate infection prevention and control measures during public health emergencies.

https://lnkd.in/dmgGJUGA

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05/29/2026

A routine home visit in Burkina Faso became the difference between life and death for Saodate.

When community health worker Mariam visited her during pregnancy, she quickly recognized danger signs and urged her to seek urgent care. That decision saved Saodate’s life.

After experiencing the heartbreak of losing her baby during a high-risk pregnancy, Saodate chose to trust Mariam’s guidance during her next pregnancy and later welcomed a healthy baby girl.

This story is a powerful reminder that community health workers are often the first line of care, bringing life-saving support directly to families where and when it matters most.

Read Saodate’s story: https://livinggoods.org/media/the-visit-that-changed-saodates-destiny/

05/27/2026

Behind every health data point is a real person, a mother needing follow-up care, a child missing treatment, or a community health worker trying to reach more families with limited time and resources.

This article highlights how Busia County and Living Goods are using intelligent digital tools to strengthen supervision and improve continuity of care at the community level.

What stands out most is how the technology supports better human decision-making:

→ Prioritising households that need urgent follow-up

→ Helping supervisors target support where it is needed most

→ Reducing missed opportunities for care

When designed well, digital health tools can help health systems become more proactive, responsive, and equitable.

An important glimpse into the future of community health systems. Read more:

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/how-an-ai-powered-app-is-helping-busia-track-missed-visits-flag-underperforming-chps-and-keep-mothers-on-care-5472346

Akisa used to supervise 10 CHPs on paper, a goal she never met. Now an AI assistant tells her who’s underperforming, and which mother missed her postnatal or family planning visits

05/25/2026

𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬!

If you’re passionate about strengthening community health systems and using innovation to drive impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Current openings:

📍 Stagiaire MEL (Suivi, Évaluation et Apprentissage) – Burkina Faso

📍 Technical Assistance (T.A) - Performance Management – Kisumu, Vihiga & Busia, Kenya

📍 DevOps Engineer – Nairobi, Kenya

📍 Manager, Product Management – Nairobi, Kenya

📍 Product Manager – Nairobi, Kenya

📍 Senior Major Gifts Officer – Washington DC, USA

Join us in building stronger, smarter, government-led community health systems across Africa.

Apply today: https://livinggoods.applytojob.com/apply/

05/21/2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝟏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.

In just three months, together with governments and partners, we:

✅ Reached 4.7 million people

✅ Supported 9,803 community health workers

✅ Delivered 255,000+ treatments for sick children

✅ Kept costs to just $1.21 per person

Behind these numbers is something bigger:

A shift toward sustainable, government-led community health systems that can deliver impact at scale.

This is what it looks like when lifesaving care reaches families—no matter where they live.

📄 Read the full report:

English version:https://livinggoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LG_Q1_Report_2026_ENG.pdf

French version:

https://livinggoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LG_Q1_Report_2026_FR_Final.pdf

05/18/2026

"I may not be a doctor, but I'm saving lives."

Nyende Abdul Aziz cycles through rural Uganda each day, smartphone in hand, community's trust at his back, delivering care, tracking data, and connecting families to a health system that would otherwise never reach them.

He represents thousands like him powering primary health care across Africa.

As Living Goods heads to in Geneva, we carry his story with us and a clear conviction: 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

Global health is at an inflection point. Countries are being asked to build sustainable, government-led systems with less external support. The pressure is real but so is the opportunity.

We'll be engaging on:

• Professionalizing and financing CHWs

• Digital transformation and AI for government-led health systems

• Workforce optimization and frontline support

One question will guide us: What does it truly take for community health systems to scale and perform at national level?

Technology alone isn't the answer. Real impact comes from well-supported community health workforce, functioning systems, and governments leading the way.

Policies don't reach households. People do.

05/15/2026

Next week, Living Goods heads to Geneva for the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) at a defining moment for global health.

As financing shifts and governments take greater ownership, the need to scale community health sustainably and affordably has never been more urgent.

Our team will be engaging in key conversations on:
📌 Professionalizing and financing CHWs
📌 Digital transformation for community health
📌 AI and government-led health systems
📌 Workforce optimization and frontline health support

At Living Goods, we believe technology alone is not enough. Real impact comes from strong community health systems powered by supported CHWs, effective supervision, and robust digital infrastructure.

We look forward to connecting with governments, partners, and funders shaping the future of community health. Will you be at WHA79? 👇

05/14/2026

At , delegates will talk about how health systems can deliver more with less.

For community health, the answer cannot be more short-term projects.

Many countries now have proCHW policies. But policy on paper doesn’t always translate into consistent access to care.

Without funding for CHWs written into national budgets, these commitments risk remaining under-implemented and vulnerable to funding shocks.

Our ask is clear: sustained domestic financing for proCHWs, alongside catalytic funding that helps countries move from policy commitments to implementation. Making proCHWs the norm worldwide depends on it.

05/13/2026

What can the world learn from coalition-driven approaches to strengthening community health systems?

Join CHU4UHC platform the The Ministry of Health, and partners at the 79th World Health Assembly for an interactive session grounded in Kenya’s experience advancing community health through collaboration, government partnership, and shared accountability.

Through frontline perspectives, cross-sector dialogue, and real-world case studies, the conversation will explore how governments, funders, civil society, and community health workers can work together to build stronger and more resilient systems.

This session is designed as a space for practical reflection, exchange, and learning across countries and contexts. We invite you to be part of this timely and practical discussion:

📅 Tuesday May 19, 2026
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM CET
📍 Warwick Geneva
🔗 Register: https://luma.com/t3nibe6b

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