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Increasing Access to Mosquito Nets through Schools to Fight Malaria in Liberia
ProcurementLiberia
April 10, 2024 Combatting Malaria in LiberiaMalaria is a leading cause of illness and death in Liberia, with year-round transmission. In 2021(country population: over 5.1 million),1.9 million cases were reported by the World Health Organization (WHO),…

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Automating Temperature-controlled Sensors to Better Monitor COVID-19 Vaccine Storage
COVID-19El Salvador
In a rapid assessment completed in May 2021 for El Salvador's National Biological Center (CENABI), one of the main findings was that temperature control in the refrigerated rooms and deep freezers was performed manually following a protocol of checking the temperature twice a day from Monday to…
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Study Links End of Public Sector Contract to Stockouts of Contraceptives
GovernanceProcurementSupply PlanningReproductive HealthSouth Africa
In September 2017, the end of the contract for supply of oral and injectable contraceptives to public sector facilities in South Africa was associated with considerable supply disruption, impacting not only the public sector, but also the private sector, according to a study by IQVIA recently…
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Zambia Connects All Provincial Hubs to Improve Data Visibility
GovernanceProcurementSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthZambia
The roll-out of the Warehouse Management System (WMS) WarehouseExpert to all seven provincial hubs has been pivotal in strengthening the capacity of the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)…
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Training Stakeholders on our New Forecasting and Supply Planning Tool in Lagos
GovernanceProcurementWorkforce DevelopmentMaternal and Child HealthReproductive Health
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project organized a three-day training in Lagos on November 1-3, 2021 for 7 officials from the Family Health Department (FHD), National Product Supply Chain Management Program and the United Nations Population…
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2021 African Society for Laboratory Medicine Satellite Event
HIV/AIDSLesotho
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project hosted a satellite event at this year's African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) virtual conference on November 17, chaired by USAID Senior Laboratory Systems Advisor, Matthew Wattleworth.…
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American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting 2021
GovernanceLogisticsSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19Zambia
GHSC-PSM is presenting two posters at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting from November 17-21, 2021. This annual event features experts from around the globe dedicated to reducing the burden of tropical infectious diseases and improving global health. We are…

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