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),…
In 2016, the government of Cambodia set a goal of eliminating new HIV infections by 2025. It began by successfully carrying out a "Test and Treat" policy, adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, to promptly enroll HIV-positive individuals in antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
Octávio Longuenza is not one to shy away from tough jobs. He spends up to three months working underground in the diamond mines in Angola’s Lunda-sul Province, followed by three months above ground working other jobs, including as a driver to deliver malaria supplies to communities in Lunda-sul.…
In September, GHSC-PSM supported Mozambique’s National Institute of Health (INS) and other partners to launch the Emergency Supply Chain Playbook, a tool that aims to help countries effectively prepare for and respond to pandemic threats and other public health emergencies. Several countries have…
Great strides have been made in HIV treatments in the past several decades, especially with adult antiretrovirals (ARVs) and formulations. But a solemn report from UNAIDS in July 2021 showed that “almost half (46%) of the world’s 1.7 million children living with HIV (CLHIV) were not on treatment in…
In April, the second wave of COVID-19 dealt a devastating blow to Nepal, leading to a scramble for hospital beds and bottled oxygen amid the country’s shortage of medical supplies. In response, the Government of Nepal (GoN) asked GHSC-PSM and the World Food Program to support delivery and inventory…
When Family Planning 2020 (now FP2030) was launched in 2012, it aimed to make high-quality, voluntary family planning (FP) services, information and supplies more available, acceptable and affordable for an additional 120 million women and girls in the world’s poorest countries by 2020. Ghana made…