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),…
The Pharmacie Populaire du Mali (PPM)—which manages the country’s public health supply chain—closed the books on its former strategic plan at the close of 2020. After nearly a year of preparation, PPM validated its 2021 to 2025 strategic plan, which serves as a roadmap of objectives, vision, and…
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Roughly 18.7% of essential medicines circulating on the market in Africa are substandard and falsified, which hamper effective treatment. The prevalence of poor-quality medicines on the…
Across the South African public health sector, advances in information technology are playing an increasing role in meeting patient needs, reducing operational costs, and improving efficiency. In the public health supply chain space, the increased use of systems like the National Surveillance…
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Monitoring patients who are taking a new medicine, including vaccines, is critical for patient safety. This type of monitoring, also known as pharmacovigilance (PV), helps detect,…
Stakeholder management is the complex process of maintaining good relationships with the people and groups who have the most impact on your work. In order to keep these stakeholders committed to initiatives, effective communication is key. The United States Agency for International Development (…
This is the second in a series about how GHSC-PSM adapted its programming to the new COVID-19 environment. Check out the first, third and fourth installments.
COVID-19 began to impact the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)…