A strategic leader joins VillageReach to advance its mission

Monday, 19 September 2022

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Introducing VillageReach's new Vice President

I’m thrilled to announce that Claudia Shilumani has joined VillageReach in the new role of Vice President, Partnerships & Impact. In this strategic role, she will develop and operationalize VillageReach’s strategic goal of being a global leader in advancing scale and sustainability of transformative health care delivery strategies. Claudia brings 25 years of experience in the public health field, working in her home country of South Africa, as well as Southern and Western African regions and Switzerland. Most recently, she worked at the Centre for Communications Impact (CCI) as the Chief Executive Officer, providing strategic direction for the organization. Claudia’s passion for and deep understanding of the complex policy issues at the regional and global level will strengthen our impact as we improve health systems and foster lasting change.

In solidarity,

Emily Bancroft, President

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Strengthening public health care supply chains

VillageReach is working with governments and partners to transform public health supply chains to become more resilient, sustainable, people-centered and equitable. This framework presents a way forward to ensure that supply chains are able to withstand shocks to the health system.

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New "Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery" series

This series spotlights best practices during the pandemic in Cote d’Ivoire and Malawi.

Find out how social listening was used in Malawi to help officials identify people’s COVID-19 concerns and pivot public communications to address them.

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Gain insight into how a flexible vaccination strategy was coordinated with government, local champions and advocates leading to COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Caregivers in Mozambique share the barriers they face in vaccinating their children

What prevents parents from vaccinating their kids? Our new study in Mozambique looks at the myriad hurdles caregivers must overcome to protect their children.

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Leveraging medical drone delivery for COVID-19 response in Malawi

When Cyclone Ana hit in January many health facilities in Chikwawa and Nsanje became inaccessible due to poor road conditions. Innovations like drones can help build resilience during emergencies.

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Provide vaccines for children in Mozambique by addressing barriers to routine immunization

Routine childhood vaccinations save millions of lives each year and are highly cost-effective. Yet millions of children go under- or un-vaccinated. Due to the pandemic, 25 million children missed routine vaccinations, according to a July report from WHO and UNICEF. Join our campaign to reverse the backslide.

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