2021-22 Annual Achievements

May 2021

News: New Academic Partnerships

Saïd Business School joins the Reach Alliance

UCL to tackle UN SDGs as part of global Reach Alliance

TEC joins the Reach Alliance

Publication: BMJ Global Health

Overcoming vaccine deployment challenges among the hardest to reach: lessons from polio elimination in India

Alumni Feature: Elsa Assefa 

Meet Elsa Assefa of Team Jordan 2017-18: Biometric Cash Assistance

June 2021

News: 2021-22 U of T Reach Researchers

Meet our 2021 – 22 U of T Reach Researchers

The Reach Alliance is thrilled to announce the 2021-22 U of T Reach researchers!

Alumni Feature: Kourosh Houshmand

Meet Kourosh Houshmand of Team South Africa 2015-16: Birth Registration

July 2021

Media: Mastercard Signals

How innovation and partnerships can help ensure vaccines reach everyone

Alumni Feature: Azana Hyder

Meet Azana Hyder of Team India 2018-19: Polio Eradication

August 2021

Publication: Stanford Social Innovation Review

How to Deliver Cash Transfer Programs More Effectively to Hard-to-Reach Populations

Alumni Feature: Emma Amaral

Meet Emma Amaral of Team Gotcare 2018-19: Self-directed Home Care in Ontario

September 2021

News: 2021-22 U of T Reach Case Study Teams

Introducing eight U of T Reach research teams who are investigating local solutions to pressing global challenges

Alumni Feature: Tea Cimini

Meet Tea Cimini of Team Rwanda 2019-20: Zipline’s Impact on Health Outcomes

October 2021

News: 2021-22 TEC Reach Case Study Teams

Introducing Our 2021-22 Tecnológico de Monterrey Reach Researchers

Alumni Feature: Abrar Ahmed

Meet Abrar Ahmed of Team Sri Lanka 2017-18: Universal Malaria Elimination Program

November 2021

News: Reach and ITESO Collaboration

Reach and ITESO Turn to Mexican Family Business in 2022

Alumni Feature: Rachel Pagdin

Meet Rachel Pagdin of Team Guadalajara 2018-19: Digital Upskilling in a Conflict Zone

December 2021

Media: Toronto Star

The importance of getting undocumented workers vaccinated

Publication: BMJ Global Health

Eliminating malaria in conflict zones: public health strategies developed in the Sri Lanka Civil War

January 2022

News: Reach’s Performance Coaching

Performance Coaching Enhances Teamwork For Better Research

Alumni Feature: Sana Najafi

Meet Sana Najafi of Team Solomon Islands 2019-20: Access to Justice in Rural Solomon Islands

February 2022

Alumni Engagement: Reach’s Global Alumni Networking Portal

Stay Within Reach: Join Reach’s Global Alumni Network

Event: Global Affairs Canada Global Gossip Series

The Reach Alliance held two knowledge translation sessions through Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) Global Gossip convenings.

Alumni Feature: Andrea Macikunas

Meet Andrea Macikunas of Team Thailand 2016-17: Eliminating Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV

March 2022

News: 2021-22 UCL Reach Case Study Team

Introducing Our 2021-22 University College London Reach Researchers

Alumni Feature: Nikhil Pandey

Introducing Our 2021-22 University College London Reach Researchers

April 2022

Event: 2022 Reach Symposium

Resilient Together: Pathways for Sustainable Development

Media: Times Higher Education

Students can play a key role in reaching the hardest to reach

Publication: The Lancet

The politics of universal health coverage

Case Study Reports: TEC and Oxford

Struggle and Resilience of Migrant Indigenous Communities in Irregular Settlements in Mexico

Addressing Violence Against Women in Madhya Pradesh, India: The Urgent Action and Just Relief Program

Case Study Reports: U of T

Healthy Pregnancy Project

Responding to Disaster: Lessons from Telecommunications Service in Peru

Expanding Access to Justice Through Community-Based Paralegals in New Delhi and Assam

Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health: The mVacciNation Pilot in Mozambique

Bringing Light to Health Care: Lessons from the UNDP Solar for Health Program in Zimbabwe

Alumni Feature: Hui Wen Zheng

Meet Hui Wen Zheng of Team Mozambique 2020-21: The mVacciNation Pilot