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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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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CVD-Mali is proud to recognise and celebrate its Director-General, 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. Commitment and dedication This prestigious honour recognizes Professor Sow’s unwavering commitment and dedication to […]
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Researchers at CVD-Mali and the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (a research centre at the University of Maryland, Baltimore), are researching ways to reduce infant and child mortality in Africa. Significant investment In countries where CVD works, like Mali, many infants do not survive their first month of life. The […]
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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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This year, like every year, CVD-Mali is immensely proud to add its voice and experience to the global celebration that is WHO’s World Immunization Week. This year’s theme, ‘The Big Catch-Up’, is particularly relevant to us in Mali – and, I suspect, to a great many countries like ours, for […]
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As COVID-19 has slipped down the news agenda in recent months, it may be tempting to think that the worst is now behind us and that we can all put our feet up and relax again. As an important new book amply demonstrates, however, doing so would be a huge […]
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