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Welcoming CDHO Kanishka Katara!
September 30, 2021
We are thrilled to welcome Kanishka Katara as Living Goods’ new Chief Digital Health Officer (CDHO), a new role within our Global Executive Team.…
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Staff Feature: Eddie Zzimbe, as Versatile as They Come
September 30, 2021
He fits in every space he occupies. One moment he is casually entertaining his audience about his love for God, humanity, and politics like a…
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Advancing DEI and CARE2 Norms
September 30, 2021
In the second half of 2020, we embarked on a journey to strengthen our culture by making Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) a core part…
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Kenya’s Community Health Digitization Pilot Goes Live!
September 30, 2021
In August, Kenya’s MoH, Kisumu County government and Living Goods embarked on a journey to pilot the country’s national community health digitization program, eCHIS. The…
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Kenya’s Busia County Enacts and Launches Community Health Services Legislation
September 30, 2021
Living Goods is celebrating the passage of the Busia County Community Health Services Act, 2021, which was enacted in August but publicly promoted in October.…
This exciting milestone exemplifies our growing focus on codifying system-level change into policies that can outlive incumbent governments. Before transitioning out of Kisii, Kiambu, Kakamega…
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Living Goods Launches New 5-Year Strategy
September 30, 2021
We’re thrilled to officially launch our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan: Saving Lives at Scale through Country-Led, Digitally Enabled Community Health Systems. The new plan focuses on…
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Uganda: CHW Performance Affected by Tech Challenges
September 30, 2021
OUR LEARNING SITE AT SCALE: Performance for Q3 is generally below H1 results, due to persistent tech issues and strict lockdowns, but still largely remains…
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Kenya: Better Performance in Government-Led Implementation Sites
September 30, 2021
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: We are excited to see performance improvements in Q3 in both Kisumu and Isiolo counties—our two Kenyan sites of government-led, co-financed implementation support.…
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Isiolo CHW Champions Women and Girls’ Empowerment in Her Community
September 30, 2021
Miriam Mbithe is a woman on a mission. Every day, the 50-year-old single mother of five braves the rugged terrain of her neighborhood in Isiolo,…
Two years ago, Miriam and all the nearly 700 CHWs in Isiolo started receiving more comprehensive support through a co-funded partnership between the Isiolo County…