Category: REACH Network
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REACH-ITI’s APACS panel issues first report, building new model for azithromycin stewardship and transparency
The Advisory Panel on Azithromycin for Child Survival (APACS) convened for the first time on 29 August 2025, bringing together country representatives, global health experts, donors, and partners in person, in Milan, Italy, and online. This milestone meeting marked the beginning of APACS’s role as the independent advisory body on azithromycin stewardship, which will seek…
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REACH Network expands supplier base to improve access to lifesaving antibiotics for child survival campaigns
The REACH Network and its supply chain partners, the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) and the Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM), are pleased to announce an expansion to the global supply base of azithromycin for child survival. Aurobindo Pharma Limited, a manufacturer based in Hyderabad, India, has now been officially recognized as a second supplier…
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REACH approved for national scale-up in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, August 2025 The Government of Burkina Faso has announced a major step forward in its fight against preventable child mortality, as the integrated REACH intervention is rolled out across the country. Building on the success of the MIRAMA project, the Ministry of Health will now expand the REACH intervention, which includes mass drug administration…
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REACH Network and ITI launch new Advisory Panel to strengthen azithromycin stewardship for child survival
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Atlanta, USA, & Bamako, Mali – 12 August 2025 The REACH Network and the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) are pleased to announce the launch of the Advisory Panel on Azithromycin for Child Survival (APACS), a new independent body established to provide expert guidance on the responsible and effective use of azithromycin to help reduce…
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“Greater impact and trust, reduced costs”: making the case for REACH integration at the Maputo Child Survival Forum
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As global health leaders gathered in Maputo, Mozambique, for the 2025 Innovation and Action for Immunization and Child Survival Forum, the REACH Network delivered a key message: We must integrate and cooperate – do more, differently – in order to give children in the most vulnerable settings a fair chance to survive and thrive. Dr…
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Lessons from the field: Mortality surveillance in Mali and Niger
The REACH Network recently held an important discussion on mortality surveillance, enabling the Network community to hear at first hand about the experience of REACH teams in Mali and Niger, who have recently completed large-scale mortality surveillance surveys. Such surveys are a vital component in the evaluation of the impact REACH programmes are having –…
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AVENIR II completes third cycle of MDA in Agadez and Dosso regions
Between 21 and 25 June 2025, the AVENIR project team successfully completed the third round of mass distribution of azithromycin (MDA) in the Agadez and Dosso regions. This campaign, part of AVENIR’s Phase II REACH project, was preceded by the usual preparatory activities: meetings with local authorities and training for community health workers, to ensure…