Media Mentions
Interview with Liz Jarman (Living Goods)
March 18, 2024
For me, community health workers form the bedrock, if you like, the foundation of any health system, and make that health system, the term being used now is resilient. I think we all recognize the need for a resilient health system during the pandemic, during COVID, and there’s going to be future pandemics, so really building that resilience, not just for today, but for the future.
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Organisational Update: Transition in Living Goods’ CEO Role
March 12, 2024
Today, we would like to share an update on changes at Living Goods’ senior-most leadership level. These changes will take effect at the beginning of 2025 and are the result of careful planning.
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Empowering women and transforming economies globally through inclusive partnerships
March 10, 2024
The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various Cisco non-profit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities. This blog features Cisco’s partnership with Living Goods, One Acre Fund, Solar Sister, and Trickle Up, highlighting the amazing work these organizations are doing to advance economic empowerment, especially for women, globally.
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Living Goods’ 2023 Year-End Report- French Version
March 7, 2024
En 2023, nous avons entamé la deuxième année de notre plan stratégique quinquennal. Pour rappel, ce plan est axé sur l’appui aux gouvernements pour renforcer leurs systèmes de santé communautaire à travers la numérisation, la formation, l’équipement, la supervision et la rémunération des ASBC- afin d’ étendre la santé communautaire de de façon plus durable.
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A Letter from our CEO
February 26, 2024
In the three countries where we operate (Kenya, Uganda, and Burkina Faso), governments are implementing electronic community health information systems (eCHIS) to eventually support 200,000 CHWs reaching 120 million people.
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Burkina Faso: A Family’s Journey with Community Health Support
February 20, 2024
Bougma Asise’s wife—Félicité Sawadogo—is expecting a child. Years ago, this would have posed challenges, given that the nearest healthcare facility is 6 kilometers away and…
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Living Goods’ 2023 Year-End Report
February 19, 2024
In 2023, we entered the second year of our 5-year strategic plan. Our plan centers on supporting governments in strengthening their community health systems by digitizing, skilling, supplying, supervising, and paying CHWs—to scale community health more sustainably. Read to learn more about our work.
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Catherine Zoungrana, a CHW in Burkina Faso, employs digital tools to transform child healthcare
February 15, 2024
Catherine Zoungrana is a community health worker (CHW)-called ASBC (Agent de Santé à Base Communautaire) in Burkina Faso- based in Ziniaré. She is supported…
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Kenya’s Health Ministry Accelerates Community Health Program
February 5, 2024
The Kenyan Ministry of Health has fast-tracked the implementation of the revitalized Community Health Promoters (CHP) Program. Six months after launching the program, more than 50% of counties have distributed kits and smartphones to CHPs, and 24 counties have trained CHPs on e-CHIS. However, less than 20% of counties have trained CHPs on the use of CHP kits.