Latest REACH News
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AVENIR launches its first mass distribution campaign for azithromycin in the Agadez region of Niger
As part of Phase II of the AVENIR project, the Agadez region is preparing for its first mass administration of azithromycin in June 2025. This campaign will target children under […]
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Spotlight on child survival as Bill Gates salutes REACH Network co-chairs in major event to celebrate 25 years of the Gates Foundation
Nelson Mandela Hall, African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The REACH Network’s Co-chairs, Honourable Minister Muhammad Ali Pate and Professor Samba Sow, were to the fore in a major event held […]
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“What made this gathering so powerful was not the speeches, but the solidarity”
A personal reflection on the REACH Network ministerial gathering held during WHA78, by REACH Network Co-chair Professor Samba Sow GENEVA, 21 MAY 2025 #WHA78 At the 78th World Health Assembly, […]
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Integrating delivery of child survival interventions identified as key strategy to maximize effectiveness and save more lives
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 26, 2025 / APO Group “Global South Health Leaders Unite at World Health Assembly (WHA) to Make Child Survival a Global Priority” Ministers of Health and their […]
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“No child should die from a preventable cause” – REACH promotes child survival at the WHA
At the 78th World Health Assembly, the REACH Network had the honour of bringing together Ministers of Health and global partners for a powerful, closed-door roundtable on child survival – […]
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AVENIR successfully completes 2nd round of azithromycin distribution in Niger
AVENIR Phase II implementation: Campaign expansion Following the launch of Phase II of the AVENIR project in Dosso, Tahoua and Maradi, the second round of azithromycin distribution took place between 10 and 14 February […]
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SARMAAN II planning to treat 18 million children in 11 states in Nigeria
SARMAAN II azithromycin MDA, 2024-27 In Africa’s most populous country, and in states where childhood mortality rates remain a pressing concern, REACH teams are working hard to turn the tide. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]