In every generation, vaccines work. This World Immunization Week, CVD-Mali celebrates the power of immunisation to protect children, families, and communities and to save lives across generations. That celebration, however, comes also with a reminder – that progress must be protected. Too many children still miss out on vital, potentially […]
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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 […]
Read MoreREACH Mali instigating a new era for child health and community resilience
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 up to cover the whole of the country, […]
Read MoreReaching every child: Multi-intervention mass drug administration in Sikasso
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 ensure that […]
Read MoreREACH Mali begins national azithromycin distribution in Ségou
The REACH project to distribute azithromycin for child survival took a major step forward as Mali began rolling out its national scale-up of the life-saving intervention. 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, […]
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