katlen
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katlen
@realkatlen.bsky.social
Director, Communications, @VillageReach, #GlobalHealth. #Storyteller Change Agent. Mom #BrazilianAmerican. Latina. 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Views expressed are mine.

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🎉 VillageReach is 25!

🏥 From addressing barriers to health care impacting people at the last mile in Mozambique to helping over 111M people across Africa access quality health care—this is a celebration of what’s possible when we transform health care together. bit.ly/4kXAurN

#VillageReach25
July 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Africa is not a pizza to be sliced says Pope Francis. Such a powerful Pope. Powerful words from this Nigerian Priest
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'Africa not a pizza to be sliced': Nigerian priest leader recalls Pope Francis- BBC Africa
YouTube video by BBC News Africa
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April 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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🌍 #WorldImmunizationWeek kicks off today! Today we highlight the incredible impact of NGCA+ in Kasai Province, DRC.

After 2 years of NGCA+, vaccines reach the last mile, vaccination sessions are up & communities are fully involved. Let's sustain this progress! Watch the story: bit.ly/4jElles
April 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Cold Chain Technicians ensure vaccines remain safe & effective, preventing spoilage with real-time monitoring. Meet Ramson & Thokozani in Malawi, who work tirelessly to protect immunization programs. Learn more:
Behind the Cold Chain: The Unsung Heroes of Vaccine Safety - VillageReach
Cold Chain Technicians like Ramson and Thokozani play a vital role in ensuring vaccines remain safe and effective. Discover how technology and dedication keep immunization programs running smoothly.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Supply chain professionalization requires government stewardship and multisectoral partnership in order to strengthen a country’s supply chain and ensure consistent access to quality health care. Learn more about supply chain professionalization from VillageReach’s Rebecca Alban:
Getting Started with Supply Chain Professionalization Video Presentation
A short video presentation introduces VillageReach's Supply Chain Professionalization portfolio (recorded April 2023).
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March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Join us for a premier of our new short video, “The Pharmacy Assistants of Malawi," to see this educational pathway to the supply chain workforce in action. Without a trained and supported supply chain workforce there is no supply chain. Join us on March 25, 2:00 PM GMT bit.ly/4ihO0Wu to watch.
The Pharmacy Assistants of Malawi
In 2013, we worked with the Ministry of Health – Malawi and partners to develop the Pharmacy Assistant program to train and deploy a new cadre of facility-ba...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If not for the world then...
“It’s actually in the interest of American people to keep diseases down,” said Dr. Githinji Gitahi, who heads Amref Health Africa, a large nonprofit that relies on the United States for about 25 percent of its funding.

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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.
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March 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Worthy of my first post.
Please take care of yourselves.
February 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM