For 11-year-old Onésia, playtime is also a chance to talk about staying healthy. In Sussundenga, Mozambique, she uses what she learned in VillageReach HPV training to talk with friends, both girls and boys, about vaccination and cervical cancer prevention. Read her story: https://ow.ly/bnRA50ZREwP

Frontline teams are the first line of defense against polio, measles and cholera. In Zambézia, Mozambique, VillageReach is strengthening Community Health Workers' skills in prevention, tracking missed vaccine doses and community communication through Bate-Papo. #CHWs #Immunization #Mozambique

National data can hide local problems. At the #UNGA81 side event, "Sustaining Sierra Leone's Triple Zero Gains", VillageReach CEO Dr. Ahmed OGWELL - FAPH made the case for putting data in the hands of district health officers, so problems aren't hidden when figures are averaged out. #GlobalHealth

Digital health must work for frontline teams. 🇷🇼 VillageReach is heading to Kigali for the Africa HealthTech Summit (#AHTS2026), Sept 30–Oct 2. Let’s discuss building connected, people-centered health systems that turn data into timely action. 📈 Meet our team there! 👇#DigitalHealth #PrimaryHealthCare

In Mozambique, HPV prevention can start under a tree, at a water point or after church. Verónica Chimoio, a "model mother" of eight, is using VillageReach HPV training and illustrated education cards to answer questions and help protect girls from cervical cancer: https://ow.ly/1ASR50ZREnj

Read how East Africa's One-Stop Border Post approach and community-based surveillance systems are strengthening early detection and rapid response to Ebola and other health threats. Effective preparedness depends on systems that are already working before emergencies occur : https://bit.ly/3Tio6e7

Trusted health information, just a call or message away. VillageReach is proud to support AlôVida, Mozambique's 24/7 toll-free health hotline and WhatsApp service, helping communities access reliable health information and supporting childhood vaccination efforts. #DigitalHealth #Vaccines

What makes health investments last? VillageReach’s work in Tanzania points to three essentials: government ownership, strong partnerships and communities involved from the start. Watch Wema share the lessons behind lasting impact in this new video: https://bit.ly/4yu4PoQ #HealthSystems #Tanzania

Trust in immunization is key. Pedro José understands this and uses 2-way dialogue to ensure children in Mozambique don't miss routine vaccines with SaudeMisau & VillageReach 📖 Read: https://bit.ly/4rf1Zl7 #Immunization #GlobalHealth

Mozambique is strengthening vaccine forecasting by combining routine health and supply chain data with regular multidisciplinary review. See how the JSI-led #ICSPS project is supporting more responsive vaccine planning: https://bit.ly/4y6dUol #Immunization #Mozambique

Teachers are powerful health educators. In Mozambique, teachers are using VillageReach training and HPV education materials to answer questions, challenge myths, and help students understand the importance of cervical cancer prevention and vaccination. 📖 Read the story: https://bit.ly/463jawy

Bringing vaccination closer starts with strong community engagement. VillageReach trains Bate-Papo Focal Points in Mopeia, Mozambique, to connect caregivers to immunization services. #Immunization #Vaccines #Mozambique #CommunityHealth #GlobalHealth #VillageReach

This school health talk gave young girls the confidence to take the HPV vaccine and protect themselves from cervical cancer. Awareness builds trust; trust drives action. Every vaccinated girl moves us closer to a future free from preventable cancers. #HPVVaccine #CervicalCancerAwareness

A disease surveillance system is only as strong as the samples that reach the lab. In Côte d'Ivoire's Nawa region, partners are strengthening sample transport through training, coordination & real-time monitoring technology. ✅ 97% arrived in acceptable condition Read more: https://bit.ly/4hmF8Rs

When family planning commodity distribution was disrupted in Mozambique, government leadership, strong coordination and data-driven transport management helped keep products moving to health facilities. A new policy brief explores lessons learned: https://bit.ly/4gQzchY

HPV vaccination talks start at home, schools, and communities. VillageReach and Stanford Digital Medic co-created HPV education cards in Nigeria and Mozambique to help trusted voices build confidence. 📖 Explore the interactive report: https://bit.ly/4cIPfgE

Inspired by @villagereach.bsky.social, my latest short essay on Substack outlines why R&D innovation frequently results in "pilotitis", and how context-sensitive innovation offers an alternative approach www.adjacentpossibilities.co/p/how-contex...

How context-sensitive innovation avoids the trap of pilotitis

Why R&D innovation fails in complex environments, and what VillageReach can teach us about an alternative approach

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Making contraceptive products available where needed most with VillageReach's support in Koumassi, Grand-Lahou, and Port-Bouët–Vridi. #VillageReach #FamilyPlanning #HealthForAll #HealthProducts #LastMileHealth #CôteDIvoire

Let’s protect Africa’s preparedness dividend! Investment in surveillance, labs and response systems works. The challenge now: sustain it between crises https://africanarguments.org/2026/09/ebola-and-africas-preparedness-dividend-from-crisis-to-capability

Strengthening specimen transport in Uganda 🇺🇬! VillageReach gave 930 carriers to CPHL to safely transport vaccine-preventable disease samples, keeping them cool up to 40 hours. #DiseaseSurveillance #LaboratorySystems #GlobalHealth #Uganda #HealthSystems #VillageReach

Community ownership is everything. We addressed myths, answered questions, and secured leaders’ commitment to mobilize every eligible girl for HPV vaccination. When communities lead the conversation, real change begins. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Kx3hqy #CommunityOwnership #HPVVaccination

Nigeria's LMVSV system shows vaccine stock at facilities, enabling early shortage detection and faster resupply decisions: https://bit.ly/4ccsxxg #Immunization #Nigeria #DigitalHealth #SupplyChain #LastMile #GlobalHealth

In an Ebola response, information must move quickly. But so must trust. In DRC, community health workers are using listening and dialogue to address rumors, build trust and strengthen outbreak response. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4iN92iK #Ebola #CommunityHealth #DRC

For nearly a decade, VillageReach has partnered with Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen health systems, improve supply chains, expand access to primary health care, and ensure essential health products reach communities when and where they’re needed. 📖 Read the story: https://bit.ly/3UxcdBc #CotedIvoire

Excited to partner with the WHO African Region on a continent-wide effort to map telehealth policies and regulatory frameworks across Africa. The project will generate actionable insights, benchmarking tools and resources to help countries strengthen telehealth regulation and expand access to care.

Health care shouldn't depend on where you live. Our new organizational overview highlights how VillageReach works with governments, communities, and partners to strengthen primary health care systems and reduce health inequities. 📖 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Sfp8XT #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthEquity

During an Ebola outbreak, every hour matters. Our latest photo essay follows the journey of Ebola specimens from treatment centers to laboratories in the DRC, highlighting the health workers and transport teams helping ensure safe, timely testing. https://bit.ly/4y4WU17 📸 Photos by Josué Kumbi

🤝 VillageReach and ECSA-HC have signed an MoU to strengthen health systems across East, Central, and Southern Africa. Together, we'll advance: ✅ Women's health ✅ Primary health care ✅ Digital health & telehealth "This is more than the signing of an MoU. It's about the impact we create together."

VillageReach joined key supply chain stakeholders in Yamoussoukro to update the mSupply dashboard, improving how data is used to monitor stock levels. Reliable data helps turn insights into action, strengthening supply chains and ensuring health products reach communities when and where needed.

For the first time, the Maniema Health Division Head visited Lubutu, DRC, delivering vaccines and health products with VillageReach's ROHA project. 📖 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xM0hda