Category: Mali
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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 child…
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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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REACH Mali instigating a new era for child health and community resilience
by Professor Samba O Sow, Director General, Center for Vaccine Development – Mali Child survival is coming to the fore as a major concern in Mali, as we seek to address the most persistent of challenges to our national health and development. With the launch of the REACH Mali platform, which will ultimately be scaled…
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Minister officially launches REACH Mali, opening new chapter in fight against high child mortality rates
On Wednesday, 18 June 2025, Mali took a momentous step forward in its mission to combat infant and neonatal mortality. The REACH Mali national programme to distribute azithromycin for child survival was officially launched by the Ministry of Health and Social Development, Colonel Dr Assa Badiallo Touré, in the village of Samaya, in the Mandé…
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REACH Network Co-chair receives Mali’s highest award in the field of health
The REACH Network is proud to recognise and celebrate its Co-chair, Professor Samba Sow, on the occasion of his elevation to the rank of Commander of the Malian Order of Merit, the country’s highest distinction in the field of health. This prestigious honour recognizes Professor Sow’s unwavering commitment and dedication to improving public health in…
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Reaching every child
Multi-intervention mass drug administration in Sikasso, Mali In January 2025, REACH Mali, in collaboration with the Malian Ministry of Health and Social Development, embarked on a groundbreaking mass drug administration (MDA) in the Sikasso region, aiming to address the pressing child health crisis in Mali. Over two weeks, an extraordinary campaign was carried out to…
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REACH Network Co-chairs’ impassioned plea for greater health access and equity
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At the heart of Africa’s healthcare transformation, two prominent leaders are working hard to bring child survival to the forefront of the discussion. Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, and Professor Samba Sow, Director-General of the Center for Vaccine Development in Mali, are Co-chairs of the Resiliency through Azithromycin…
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The year in review:
A tribute to Professor Nigel Klein, 1960–2024While it has been a momentous year for the REACH Network, it has also been a year in which the REACH family lost a brilliant and valued member. It is our privilege to pay tribute to Professor Nigel Klein, who died earlier this year after a long illness.