PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKFORCE DURING COVID-19: GETTING PPE TO THE LAST MILE
By Zach Slobig Originally published by the Skoll Foundation As the second wave of the COVID-19 pande…
What Working in Crisis Mode Teaches Us About Collaboration and Impact
By Gabrielle Fitzgerald Originally Posted on Stanford SOCIAL INNOVATION Review Stress is demanding.…
Gavi blog: Turning a short-term crisis into long-term change
By Madeleine Ballard Originally posted on Gavi #Vaccineswork. In July 2020, a group of global health…
Devex Opinion: Why and how to take action for front-line health workers
By David Bryden, Tapiwa Mukwashi, Laura Solia Shellaby This time last year, on …
The Skoll Foundation: Strengthening Health Systems and Preventing Pandemics
OVERVIEW The COVID-19 crisis that has spread across the globe has been swift and devastating. It mag…
VillageReach: Vaccines touch down across Africa: Now the work begins
By Emily Bancroft, President, VillageReach I never thought I’d be so excited by pictures of boxes be…
Panorama Global: 2020 Global Report
Our partners at Panorama Global have worked with us to bring PPE to CHWs across africa. Check our th…
Think Global Health: Without Community Health Workers, the Global COVID-19 Response Could Fail
Our partners and fund coordinators at the Community Health Impact Coalition discuss the beneficial a…
Muso News: Mali’s Minister of Health welcomes medical equipment donated by Muso
In Muso’s latest news, they covered our partnership and their collaboration with government pa…
Global Health Council – Member Spotlight: VillageReach
CAF-Africa partner, VillageReach, recently wrote a blog on Global Health Clinic’s Member Spotl…
WHO: Vaccine Equity Declaration
#VaccinEquity for Health Workers We have joined the WHO campaign to ensure that vaccination of healt…
Photos from the Frontlines
Community health workers are implementing low-touch protocols in their health services. With adequat…
2021: The Year of the Health Worker
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Worker…
How do we deliver PPE items to the last-mile?
How does the Fund distribute PPE items to each country? The Fund establishes an agreement with the M…
Stories from the Frontlines: Miyingo Prossie
Miyingo Prossie is a CHW supported by Living Goods in Busimbi village, the Mityana district in Ugand…
Stories from the Frontlines: Eunita Adoyo
Eunita Adoyo, 40 years old, is a community health worker from north Kamagambo, Kenya. Eunita shares …
Community Health Workers are lifelines for African communities during COVID
As COVID-19 spread in March, the demand for PPE grew by one hundred and prices skyrocketed. This aff…
CHWs Need PPE to Provide Essential, Life-Saving Services
While the burdens on CHWs have increased in some countries, CHWs in other countries have stopped the…
We Must Protect Africa’s Community Health Workers (CHWs) on the COVID-19 Frontlines
The pandemic has increased the burden of care on Africa’s community health workers (CHWs) that…
CAF-Africa featured in United Nations Africa Renewal
Unsung Heroes in Africa’s COVID-19 response From Africa Renewal, by: Vickie Remoe Thirty-two-ye…
Stories from the Frontlines: Bébé Bola
“We only have a few pieces of hydro alcoholic gels and a small number of masks, but this is no…
Pandemic Action Network: PPE Access during COVID-19
Our partners, the Pandemic Action Network, recently published a report detailing the consequences th…
PPE Delivery in Malawi
The national event marking the official hand over of CAF-Africa PPE donation to the Malawi Ministry …
Open Philanthropy
The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa is pleased to be one of the Suggestions for Individual Donors fr…
BBC: South Africa’s Covid Storm
BBC Africa Eye documentary “South Africa has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Africa. T…
Protecting Community Health Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond
Alinafe Kasiya, the Malawi Deputy Country Director at VillageReach, discusses the impact of CAF-Afri…
Stories From the Frontlines
The Situation in Malawi The predicted impact of the COVID-19 crisis on African health systems …
Community Health Workers are frontline health workers — GAVI
Everything you need to know about Community Health Workers in Sixty Seconds