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VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone. Our vision is for a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. #globalhealth www.villagereach.org
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🎉 VillageReach is 25!

🏥 From addressing barriers to health care impacting people at the last mile in Mozambique to helping over 111M people across Africa access quality health care—this is a celebration of what’s possible when we transform health care together. bit.ly/4kXAurN

#VillageReach25
Reproductive health access shouldn’t rely on road conditions. In Côte d’Ivoire, VillageReach & the Ministry of Health ensure family planning products are available. Learn how we made an impact in Bouaflé. 👉 https://bit.ly/42hueVm
📣 This Friday, Nov 7 | 12:30 PM EST

VillageReach CEO Dr. Ahmed OGWELL - FAPH joins Scott Luton on Supply Chain Now for a live chat about the future of responsive, resilient health supply chains + VillageReach’s 2030 strategy.

Don’t miss it! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Xb5B9C

#HealthSystems #GlobalHealth
📦 Build your expertise in medical product quality assurance!

Free, self-paced courses from VillageReach & Quamed help suppliers & regulators implement WHO GSDP & MQAS standards.

Start learning 👉 https://bit.ly/4jCfRBy
#QualityAssurance #SupplyChain #HealthSystems
🚚 Smarter partnerships = stronger health systems.

VillageReach worked with private transport companies in 10 African countries to improve the speed and quality of polio sample delivery.

See what we learned: https://bit.ly/3VAqRVC

#HealthInnovation #PolioEradication #VillageReach
Congrats to Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, our President & CEO, on receiving the Distinguished Fellowship of the Academy of Public Health! 🎉👏 #PublicHealth #Leadership #HealthEquity #PrimaryHealthCare #GlobalHealth http://bit.ly/4hIIaxZ
“No one should be left behind by the health system, no matter where they live.” — Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, CEO of VillageReach
In an AllAfrica interview, he calls for Africa-led, people-centered systems built on responsive PHC and sustainable financing. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Iwyysz #HealthForAll
Tanzania’s 24/7 health hotline, Afya, connects thousands with trusted advice and a safe space to share feedback. With support from VillageReach, the Ministry of Health is using community insights to strengthen trust and build a more responsive health system. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/45LqVGL
At #UNGA80, VillageReach + Youterus Health hosted a side event on uterine health. Leaders called for: ✅ Inclusion in UHC ✅ African-led research ✅ Sustained financing ✅ Ending stigma. Women’s health = everyone’s health. 💜 Read more: https://bit.ly/42hKvcU
Today is #WorldPolioDay. We're on the front lines, ensuring polio samples reach labs as soon as possible! VillageReach has supported 15 at-risk countries in Africa by rapidly transporting lab samples.

We can't stop now. With global recommitment we will #EndPolio.
Read more: bit.ly/4o2fthP
VillageReach celebrated 25 years of advancing health equity & Africa-led innovation 🌍

Hosted by Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, the conversation featured FDC’s Diogo Milagre & leaders from Mozambique, Malawi & the DRC.

🎥 Watch the replay: https://bit.ly/4qoDYY0
#VillageReach25 #HealthForAll
In the new episode of ‘When Science Finds a Way’, the podcast by Wellcome Trust, VillageReach's Carla Toko joins host Alisha Wainwright to discuss vaccine equity and VillageReach’s outreach campaigns worked to improve COVID-19 vaccination uptake in DRC.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4oRRuSL
In Zambézia, Mozambique 🇲🇿, VillageReach brought together health leaders to share lessons from the Behavioral and Social Drivers study on malaria vaccine rollout.

Insights from the workshop will help guide the next phase of vaccine expansion across provinces. 💉
#MalariaVaccine #HealthForAll
Heading to #CPHIA2025 in Durban, South Africa?

Join VillageReach’s Bvudzai Magadzire as she speaks at three key sessions on health financing, civil society collaboration and donor transitions.

Let’s reimagine Africa’s health future, together 🌍
Details 👉 http://bit.ly/470CbkA

#HealthForAll
When foreign aid declines, innovation fills the gap. With VillageReach and USAID GHSC-PSM's support, Mozambique’s Ministry of Health kept its national logistics system running — protecting 10 years of digital health progress through a smart partnership with AWS.

Read more 👉 http://bit.ly/4hgKufr
Half of Africa struggles with access to affordable health products. VillageReach is partnering with distributors to improve availability.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hoIBwx

#HealthEquity #HealthcareAccess #HealthInnovation #PrivateSector #SupplyChainManagement
At VillageReach, we're expanding HPV vaccine access for girls in Mozambique with Bull City Learning and Saude Misau! We’re gathering insights from community leaders, parents, CHWs and adolescents themselves to shape new, sustainable solutions to protect girls from HPV:  https://bit.ly/3Kx3hqy
📊 New Blog: Unlock Data's Value with Decision-First Design! Governments across Africa are enhancing data systems, but action still lags. This approach starts with crucial decisions, aligning systems for greater impact. 🔗 Read more http://bit.ly/3J9urn2

#DataDriven #Leadership #DecisionMaking
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At #UNGA80, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, President and CEO of @villagereach.bsky.social, reminded us that communities aren’t just data sources, they’re part of the solution. Using data to strengthen systems locally builds trust and delivers real impact.

Watch the full session here:
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📊 Evaluations don’t have to be checkboxes.

At VillageReach, we center communities:

🔎Include those most impacted

🤝Collaborate across stakeholders

✍️Tailor to local context

When people shape how success is measured, evaluations drive real change.
🔗 https://bit.ly/46b7319
#HealthEquity
🌍 Join VillageReach at the Africa Health Tech Summit in Kigali! 💬 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Ogwell; additional speakers and moderators: Dapo Awobeku, Dr. Funke Ogwa, 👉 Register: bit.ly/4nZQhrW #AHTS2025 #DigitalHealth #HealthTechAfrica #ConnectedCare #UHC #PrimaryHealthCare #Innovation #AHTS25
How can you increase access to quality medicines in Africa? Through public-private collaboration. Read this benchmarking report <a href="https://bit.ly/41HEMNm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://bit.ly/41HEMNm from VillageReach & APDA that highlights how private pharmaceutical distributors are utilized for public health supply chains: https://bit.ly/41HEMNm
As part of our 25th anniversary and milestone celebrations, the Mozambique team donated non-perishable goods to further support communities we work with in Xai-Xai (Gaza Province) and Inhambane City (Inhambane Province).

#VillageReach25 #CommunitySupport #ImpactoSocial
In Kenya, Community Health Assistants are the vital link between households and health facilities, mentoring frontline workers and ensuring care reaches every home. Their role is essential to building a more responsive and equitable primary health care system.

Read more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KwLFee
Health workers are problem-solvers. 💡

Through peer-to-peer learning with Bull City Learning, we’re supporting govts to help health workers share solutions & boost HPV vaccination for out-of-school girls.

👉 https://bit.ly/3Kx3hqy

#HPV #HealthWorkers #UHC