Category: Mali
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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.
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REACH Network annual meeting leads to historic Abuja Declaration
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African leaders and global health partners commit to saving children’s lives in Africa The Co-chairs of the Resiliency through Azithromycin for Children (REACH) Network, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Muhammad Ali Pate and Professor Samba Sow, former Minister of Health of Mali, today formally signed the Abuja Declaration on REACH for…
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REACH Mali begins national azithromycin distribution in Ségou
On Friday, 2 August 2024, the REACH Mali team began mass drug administration (MDA) in Baroueli, in the Ségou region, some 200km east of the capital, Bamako. The REACH project to distribute azithromycin for child survival took a major step forward this week as Mali began rolling out its national scale-up of the life-saving intervention.…