I looked over the edge of the bridge and then back to my team. Looking at the faces of my colleagues, it was clear they would prefer to turn back. Who could blame them? We had been traveling for hours through rough rainforest terrain... The post A New Digital Solution to Support Liberia’s Community Health Workers appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

Prior to finding his calling as a pharmacist, Lloyd Matowe wanted to become a doctor. He had the privilege of enrolling at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare for its medical program, but after several courses realized that being a doctor was not something... The post A Journey for Self-Reliance: The Calling of a Pharmacist appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

“The moment before us is too important for us not to act now.” Former Liberian president, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, opened the 3rd International Community Health Worker (CHW) Symposium 2023 with a clarion call to recognize the current and potential contributions of CHWs... The post Fresh impetus for community health worker empowerment at CHW2023 appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

Community health workers are fundamental to health care access in Liberia, bridging the gap between communities – especially hard-to-reach populations – and public health systems. Despite their significant role, community health workers, or community health assistants (CHAs) as they’re known in Liberia, do not... The post Strengthening the supply chain technical working group for long-term supply chain management in Liberia appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

The Grand Bassa county health team manages medical drugs and supplies through the county supply chain unit, headed by the county pharmacist. Youjay Clinton is the pharmacist assigned in Grand Bassa to head and manage the medical supply chain unit. Prior to Clinton’s transition... The post Making Space: Solving Supply Chain Challenges in Liberia appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

When we embark on a journey we often bring more with us than just our luggage. We bring our past experiences, knowledge and perceptions, but we also need to bring a willingness to take in new insights and adapt our thinking. As I set... The post As a Crow flies, the Drone flies: Broadening the Arc of Awareness for Supply Chain Leaders appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

At the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi in June 2022, representatives of the Malawi Ministry of Health and of ARCC recalled the shocking news they had received from the NICD laboratory in Johannesburg back in February:... The post How an Unexpected Polio Case Revived an Urgent Eradication Mission: A Polio Sample Transport Program Q&A appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

After more than four years’ experience of managing the vaccine supply chain in the Equateur province of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is high time for us to consider the lessons we have learned in optimizing the distribution of health products to... The post Four lessons learned for optimizing health products delivery to hard-to-reach locations appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

Olivier Defawe and Luciana Maxim of VillageReach discuss what they have learnt from their FTL pilot in Mozambique, as well as what they recommend to others who wish to integrate drones in existing systems, on the Drones Frontier podcast. The post Olivier Defawe and Luciana Maxim on”Drones Frontier” Podcast appeared first on VillageReach ..read more

Solving supply chain challenges, especially for community health workers (CHWs), requires a people-centered approach. This means solutions must be co-developed with key stakeholders, and a continuous feedback loop on performance and impact is critical to success. At VillageReach we use data and feedback from... The post Designing solutions that meet health worker needs appeared first on VillageReach ..read more