Innovation takes center stage in COVID-19 response

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Innovation Takes Center Stage
 
"In a pandemic, innovation is not an option. It is a requirement."

That is how I began a story, published this week, about using innovative approaches in VillageReach’s COVID-19 response. Innovation has long been one of our core values, and we believe creativity and fearless exploration are essential to developing sustainable solutions that improve the availability of health services and foster lasting change for communities everywhere.

Innovation can have many forms, and in the story, I highlight some ways VillageReach got creative to support governments and frontline health workers. I also talk about the road ahead, as we all know COVID-19 is not done impacting our lives.

The need for innovation will stretch beyond this pandemic, but at VillageReach we are ready and willing to meet new challenges. Because here innovation was never an option – it was always a requirement.  

In solidarity,
Emily Bancroft, President
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