Category Archives: Post ColaLife

Kit Yamoyo hits the headlines in Zambia

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Simon Berry

This last week has been a busy one for Pharmanova in Zambia as they hosted a visit by Eric Van Genderen, Director – Environment, Health & Sustainability at the International Zinc Association (IZA). The International Zinc Association supports child health … Continue reading →

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Development effectiveness as seen by an indigenous CSO network

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Simon Berry

As an advocate for Development Effectiveness, I’m very excited to share the lead article received today from the Zambia Governance Foundation‘s (ZGF) newsletter and I urge you to read it. We have no active engagement with ZGF but Jane receives … Continue reading →

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The impact of co-packaging of ORS and Zinc on dispensing behaviour in Zambia

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Simon Berry

Today (27/3/25) the fourth peer-reviewed paper* from our work in Zambia was published in the PLOS Global Public Health journal entitled: Impact of co-packaging oral rehydration salts and zinc on diarrhoea treatment dispensing behaviour in selected rural health facilities in … Continue reading →

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Expanding ORS/zinc coverage for childhood diarrhoea: is institutionalising free distribution the answer?

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Simon Berry

Today this “thought piece” was published on the BMJ Global Health Blog: Expanding ORS/zinc coverage for childhood diarrhoea: is institutionalising free distribution the answer? Authors: Simon Berry, Jane Berry and Rohit Ramchandani. On the 20th anniversary of the recommendation that … Continue reading →

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ColaLife is case study for Yale module on Public Health Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Simon Berry

Last year the latest edition of Teresa Chahine’s book “Social Entrepreneurship” was published featuring ColaLife as a case study. Teresa then incorporated the case study into her course at Yale on Public Health Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship and on 24 April … Continue reading →

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ColaLife gets a name check on the Blindboy Podcast

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Simon Berry

The Blindboy Podcast The History of Food Poisoning Season 1, Ep. 357 Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Last week ColaLife was name checked on the popular Blindboy Podcast. Unfortunately he got things slightly wrong – followers will know that we dropped the co-distribution element … Continue reading →

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A video interview by Anton Xavier – The Light Side of Green podcast

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Simon Berry

? It was an honour to be invited into this conversation by Anton Xavier and fitting that it took place in the week that ColaLife closed down. I hope what comes across is that WHAT you do is important, but … Continue reading →

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