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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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Supplying Midwives with Medicines to Save Mothers' Lives
ProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply Chain HeroMaternal and Child Health
This International Day of the Midwife, we're taking you on a journey through the supply chain for oxytocin, a critical commodity used by midwives to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage. In Ghana, the GHSC-PSM project has partnered with the government to ensure oxytocin is available to…
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Digitalization of COVID-19 Commodities Supply Management Strengthens Health Delivery in Bangladesh
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentCOVID-19Bangladesh
View the original story on the Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program website. Even without the stress of a pandemic, the health supply chain management is a challenge for Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), given its lack of an integrated…
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Recognizing Excellence: Namibia’s National Pharmacists Forum 2021
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDS
Held March 16-19, 2021, the National Pharmacists Forum in Namibia provided an overview of antiretroviral therapy and it was an opportunity to learn how to utilize data from the logistics management information system, pharmaceutical management information system and other systems to ensure…
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Health on Ice Podcast Launches
LogisticsQuality AssuranceWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19HIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive Health
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project has launched a podcast series! Health on Ice captures the lessons learned from transportation of critical health commodities in low-resource settings, especially during the time of global pandemic and…
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Emergency Supply Chain Playbook Helps Prepare and Respond to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
GovernanceCOVID-19EbolaSierra Leone
Emergencies present unique supply chain challenges due to unpredictable demand, added strain on existing logistics systems, greater complexity and strain on financial resources. This is especially true in resource-limited settings already facing challenges in routine supply chain infrastructure.…
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Advanced Analytics: COVID-19 Revealed Weaknesses in Existing Systems, Thereby Accelerating Trends Toward Use of Analytical Tools
Supply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19HaitiZambia
This is the first in a series about how GHSC-PSM adapted its programming to the new COVID-19 environment. Check out the second, third and fourth installments. Advanced analytics supports decision-making through access to near real-time data and analysis. GHSC-PSM has an…

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