VillageReach

VillageReach www.villagereach.org VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive.

We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for 46 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

We're excited to announce a new collaboration between VillageReach and the World Health Organization African Region (WHO...
08/31/2026

We're excited to announce a new collaboration between VillageReach and the World Health Organization African Region (WHO AFRO)!

Over the next two years, we'll work together to map telehealth and telemedicine policies, strategies and legal frameworks across all African countries. The project will help create a comprehensive picture of the continent's telehealth regulatory landscape, identify opportunities to strengthen policy environments and provide actionable recommendations that support safe, equitable and effective telehealth services.

The collaboration will also establish a publicly accessible repository and interactive dashboard to support learning, benchmarking and knowledge sharing across countries.
Together, we're helping build the foundations for stronger digital health systems and greater access to care across Africa.

World Health Organization (WHO)

Health care shouldn't depend on where you live.Yet for millions of people, geography still shapes access to medicines, h...
08/28/2026

Health care shouldn't depend on where you live.

Yet for millions of people, geography still shapes access to medicines, health workers, vaccines, and essential health services.

At VillageReach, we work with governments, communities, regional institutions, and partners to strengthen primary health care systems that better serve under-reached communities.

Our new organizational overview explains how we work alongside countries and communities to identify challenges, test solutions, scale what works, and support long-term sustainability.

It also highlights our expertise across service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access to products and vaccines, and emergency preparedness and resilience.

Our goal is ambitious but clear: reduce inequities in primary health care and reach 350 million people by 2030.

đź“– Explore the overview: https://bit.ly/3Sfp8XT

When an Ebola outbreak occurs, every hour counts.Rapid laboratory confirmation helps health authorities identify cases, ...
08/27/2026

When an Ebola outbreak occurs, every hour counts.

Rapid laboratory confirmation helps health authorities identify cases, trace contacts and respond quickly to prevent further transmission. But before testing can begin, samples must safely travel from treatment centers to laboratories.

Our new photo essay follows that journey in Ituri Province, DRC, highlighting the health workers, laboratory technicians and transport teams who make timely diagnosis possible.

Through powerful photographs by Josué Kumbi, you'll see the care, coordination and commitment behind every specimen transported and every test completed.

đź“· View the full photo essay: https://bit.ly/4y4WU17

Partnerships matter most when they deliver results.Today, VillageReach and the East, Central and Southern Africa Health ...
08/26/2026

Partnerships matter most when they deliver results.

Today, VillageReach and the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration across the region.

Together, we'll focus on improving women's health, strengthening primary health care systems, and expanding the use of digital health and telehealth solutions.

As Ahmed Ogwell, CEO of VillageReach, noted:
"This is more than the signing of an MoU. When we come back to this moment a year from now, we want to see real progress and measurable results."

We're proud to work alongside Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe and the ECSA-HC team to help advance stronger health systems and better health outcomes for communities across Africa.

Reliable data to better anticipate health product needs From July 15 to 17, 2026, in Yamoussoukro, VillageReach joined ...
08/26/2026

Reliable data to better anticipate health product needs

From July 15 to 17, 2026, in Yamoussoukro, VillageReach joined supply chain stakeholders for a workshop focused on updating the mSupply dashboard.

The workshop helped improve the quality and reliability of available data to better monitor stock levels, anticipate needs and guide decision-making.

By strengthening the use of data, stakeholders are helping to prevent stockouts and improve the availability of health products through to the last mile.

Getting vaccines and health products to remote communities takes both transportation and collaboration. For the first ti...
08/25/2026

Getting vaccines and health products to remote communities takes both transportation and collaboration.

For the first time, the Head of the Maniema Provincial Health Division traveled to Lubutu as part of a joint supervision mission that also delivered vaccines and other essential health products to communities in the Lubutu Health Zone and surrounding areas.

Supported by VillageReach through the ROHA project, the mission strengthened collaboration between health authorities, health zone teams and partners, while helping improve access to essential health products in hard-to-reach communities.

đź“– Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xM0hda

We’re taking the HPV vaccination conversation straight to where it matters most: our schools. This is what demand genera...
08/24/2026

We’re taking the HPV vaccination conversation straight to where it matters most: our schools.

This is what demand generation looks like on the ground: informed girls, engaged communities and stronger support for HPV vaccination. By empowering health workers, educators and local leaders with the knowledge and tools they need, we're helping protect the next generation from cervical cancer.

Digital Medic BCL

08/20/2026

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but for a laboratory specimen, the real journey starts long after it leaves the health facility.

Today in Dar es Salaam, we saw that journey in action:
- a vehicle arrived carrying laboratory samples from across Tanzania.

They were carefully handed over to a technician for processing.

What stood out was the essential role of Tanzania’s postal service.

Beyond letters and parcels, it helps move laboratory samples nationwide.

This system, developed by the Ministry of Health together with CIHEB Tanzania and VillageReach, is strengthening sample transport and supporting faster diagnostics across the country.

A small step of the health system that often goes unseen — yet makes a great leap.

“You cannot automate a broken system.” AI, predictive analytics and connected diagnostics could help primary health care...
08/20/2026

“You cannot automate a broken system.”

AI, predictive analytics and connected diagnostics could help primary health care systems anticipate stockouts, direct resources earlier and reach underserved communities more effectively. Their value, however, depends on the foundations beneath them.

At VillageReach’s session, “Bridging the Last Mile,” Dapo Awobeku, Dr. Muknaan David Nshe, Muhsin M***i, Omofome Ikogho and Akolade Jimoh examined what it takes to move digital health innovation from an impressive pilot to a tool that works every day.

As Muhsin M***i observed, developing a new app can feel more glamorous than investing in the electricity, connectivity, maintenance and support that allow it to function. The same applies to the human system around the technology: tools must fit health workers’ workflows, data must lead to decisions and government ownership must begin at the design stage.

Watch the full session to hear how African health leaders are working to turn data into intelligence and innovation into lasting, equitable impact.

https://bit.ly/4hj3sUU



Sydani Group Christian Health Association of Nigeria

Mozambique is making major strides toward strengthening its community health workforce. Several efforts are underway to ...
08/19/2026

Mozambique is making major strides toward strengthening its community health workforce.

Several efforts are underway to support the professionalization of Community Health Workers (CHWs), including the development of a Community Health Operational Plan, the revision of the Community Health Strategy, and the drafting of a CHW Statute.

These initiatives build on a major milestone: the recent legal recognition of the community health subsystem within Mozambique's public health system.

VillageReach is proud to support these efforts by sharing best practices that help strengthen community health services and advance the professionalization of CHWs.

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