VillageReach

At VillageReach, 2025 marked 25 years transforming health care. Amid global health financing shifts, we prioritized primary care rooted in community voices and government leadership. Read our 2025 Annual Impact Report: bit.ly/4uyDlxo

The challenge isn't identifying cold chain equipment failures. It's ensuring systems can respond. Our new report shares lessons from Malawi's Rapid Response and Repair (R3) initiative, implemented with the Malawi Government and @Nexleaf Analytics, with support from @gavi the Vaccine Alliance. Read more: ow.ly/LNw15101cWe #Immunization #Vaccines #ColdChain #GlobalHealth

"It's not an exit strategy." At the Africa Primary Health Care Forum in Abuja, Omofome Ikogho of Development Delivery Partners explained why sustainability in digital health has to start at the design stage, not at the end of a project. Read more: ow.ly/KhjA5100Byn #DigitalHealth #AI #Nigeria

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially for HPV prevention. In Manica, Mozambique, teachers, health workers, model mothers and teens use illustrated cards co-designed with communities to share HPV messages at markets and football fields. ow.ly/XhN05100AMf #HPV #CervicalCancerPrevention #Mozambique

In the DRC, reaching a child with a vaccine can mean navigating rivers, forests and vast distances. Over the past decade, VillageReach has worked with government and partners to strengthen vaccine delivery, reach zero-dose children and build more resilient health systems. In 2026 alone, these efforts reached 2.8M+ people through vaccination and rapid response activities. Read more: ow.ly/25Ri5100wqb #DRC #Immunization #GlobalHealth

Many children miss vaccines because they are missed by maps, data and outreach systems. We're launching Smarter Outreach for Stronger Immunization in Lomami Province, DRC to help reach zero-dose and under-immunized children through better data, community engagement and targeted outreach. ow.ly/boTu5100SQu #VaccinesWork #GlobalHealth #DRC

It's #WorldPolioDay. We're closer than ever to ending polio, but the last mile is the hardest. In the DRC, we're supporting routine immunization strengthening, surveillance through rapid sample transport, immunization campaigns, rapid outbreak response, & community engagement building trust in vaccines. Let's #EndPolio for good. 💉 #VaccinesWork

What does it take for men in leadership to sponsor women, advocating for them in decisions and spaces they don't yet have access to? CEO & President @laktarr001 will be exploring this question at @womenlifthealth's "Why Allyship, Why Now?" webinar with Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, Wessel van den Berg, PhD, and Diana Kizza, moderated by Dr. Sylvia Vito. Join us as we discuss how leaders can use their influence to open doors for women across health systems. Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 2:00pm EAT / 1:00pm CAT Register here: ow.ly/ZoKM5100avC Let's open more pathways for women to lead in health. #MenAsAllies

In Nawa, only 17.7% of samples were received within 3 days or less. Cold-chain compliance: Gueyo 41.9%, Soubré 7%, Buyo 2.9%, Méagui 2.1%. Data that call for collective action. #VillageReach

Heading to Cape Town for the #2026APFConference? VillageReach CEO Dr. Ahmed Ogwell will be there, joining the conversation on health and climate. Let's connect and talk about building health systems that can withstand a changing climate. #APF #BridgeTheDivide #ReimagineTheFuture #ClimateAndHealth

Kenya got the first hours of its Ebola response right. In @NationAfrica VillageReach CEO Dr. Ahmed Ogwell outlines what comes next: active surveillance, clear and timely communication, and preparing for El Niño floods. "Communication should be within hours, never days." ow.ly/2TNm50ZZ0kB #Ebola #Kenya #OutbreakResponse

We believe community health workers learn best when knowledge is shared close to care. In Kwale, VillageReach trained 121 CHOs, who mentored 1,612 CHPs in supply chain skills in four months. We plan to extend the approach to six more counties. #CommunityHealth

Honored to receive the Telehealth Ecosystem Strengthening & Strategic Partnership Award at the Nigerian Telehealth Conference 2.0 Gala & Awards! 🏆 Thank you to the organizers and to our partners working to bring quality care to the communities that need it most. #NTC2026 #Telehealth #DigitalHealth #Nigeria