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VillageReach Announces Results of Five-Year Health System Improvement Program in Mozambique

Date:3/19/2009

evaluation had visited a health center in the last month despite nearly half of them living over two hours away.

"Increasing vaccination rates saves lives and we are very encouraged both by the results of our work in Mozambique as well as the positive reaction communities have to a more reliable health system," said Allen Wilcox, president of VillageReach. "Developing countries like Mozambique need to expand these programs to a national scale."

The evaluation also provided compelling evidence of sustainability for the program model long after VillageReach's involvement: coverage rates for children vaccinated after the end of the program remained close to 90% or above. The program also improved the ability of health workers to operate more effectively by enabling them to order vaccines in a timely manner and plan well in advance to avoid stockouts.

For more information on the Mozambique health system strengthening program, please visit www.villagereach.org.

About VillageReach

VillageReach extends the reach of conventional healthcare services to remote, underserved communities by creating dynamic delivery and information monitoring systems. As the systems mature, project activities are transitioned to regional public health authorities to allow for true sustainability of these services.

    For further information, please contact:

    VillageReach
    John Beale
    Mobile:  206-755-0145
    Email: john@villagereach.org
    Website:  www.villagereach.org

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