Category: Equity
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World Immunization Week: Integrating delivery to reach zero-dose children with comprehensive child survival packages
#WorldImmunizationWeek The REACH Network is expanding its work to focus on one of the most urgent challenges in global health: reaching zero-dose children – those who have not received a single dose of routine vaccines and are highly vulnerable to preventable diseases. If child survival is the goal, then equitable, integrated interventions must be the…
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Integration, ownership, and responsibility: A REACH Network reflection
by Professor Samba O Sow, Co-chair of the REACH Network and Director General of the Center for Vaccine Development – Mali At our recent Annual Meeting in Abu Dhabi, integration emerged as one of the most discussed and, perhaps, most misunderstood themes. In a time of tightening global health budgets, humanitarian strain, and growing expectations…
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REACH Network publishes Annual Meeting report, survey results
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The REACH Network is proud to publish its 2025 Annual Meeting report. The REACH Network’s Annual Meeting for 2025 was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This year again, it proved to be a key date in the Network’s calendar, drawing participation from all six member countries, along with key technical partners and donors.…
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“Giving to Gain”: Women in REACH and the power of reciprocity in Child Survival
A reflection on International Women’s Day 2026 by Dr Camilla Ducker, Director of the REACH Network #GiveToGain The 2026 International Women’s Day theme, #GiveToGain, challenges the idea that giving diminishes us. Instead, it reframes generosity as an investment that amplifies impact over time. It asks what becomes possible when we intentionally give time, share power,…
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“An unstoppable force”: the women representing REACH from the village square to the global forum
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, “Give to Gain”, could not be more apt for the REACH Network, which is powered by extraordinary women who give of their expertise, leadership, and dedication so that children in some of the most vulnerable communities across West Africa gain the opportunity not just to survive but…
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Women driving REACH impact, through science, education, and technology
#FEBRUARY11 On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the REACH Network is proud to celebrate women whose scientific expertise, technical leadership, and operational excellence drive its mission to reduce preventable child mortality across Africa. The REACH Network’s work – delivering integrated azithromycin interventions to reduce mortality rates among children aged 1-59 months…