Emily Bancroft, President I am excited to announce three new leaders for VillageReach — two who are stepping into new roles, and one who we welcome to the VillageReach family. …

Olivier Defawe, VillageReach Director Health Systems / Drones for Health Lead It never ceases to amaze me that the DRC government, with its drone provider Swoop Aero and our DRC VillageReach team, have re-supplied health centers more than 100km away (4–10 hours by road and/or boat) using a fleet of…

Addressing vaccine hesitancy is not a new challenge in public health. But the issue has been thrust into the spotlight since COVID-19 vaccinations began, often with a myopic focus on the refusal of people to use available doses. The result? …

Last Mile Supply Chain (LMSC) is an innovative and efficient model for medicines and vaccines distribution, implemented by VillageReach in partnership with the Government of Mozambique and private sector companies in 2018. …

by Joseph Roussel, Director, PSE and Tapiwa Mukwashi, Director, Supply Chain Outsourcing can provide governments with access to efficient, reliable services that leverage the private sector’s know-how and existing assets. Partly due to the COVID-19 response, there is an increasing focus on using private sector logistics firms for in-country public…

VillageReach and Emerging Public Leaders co-hosted a session at this year’s Skoll World Forum entitled “The Elephant in the Room: Exploring the Funder-Government Power Dynamics.” The session highlighted some of the issues that inhibit shared power and identified tangible examples to help close the distance between opposing systems of funders…

By Kat Tillman It seems like there is no shortage of twists and turns as the vaccine rollout continues across the world. Yesterday in Washington State, we saw the latest of developments when Governor Inslee placed a hold on the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for…

Desde o início da pandemia da COVID-19, a maioria dos serviços básicos foi afectada. Com a crescente pressão sobre o sector da saúde, os governos e parceiros tiveram que adoptar soluções inovadoras para reduzir a perturbação da prestação dos serviços e minizar o sofrimento das pessoas. A VillageReach trabalha com…

Today, VillageReach and Focusing Philanthropy launched a campaign to raise $2 million. The Drones for Health Deliver campaign aims to increase equitable access to health products and diagnostics for almost 3 million people in hard-to-reach areas in Malawi and Mozambique via drone technology. As part of its responsive supply chain…