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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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USAID Investment in Family Planning and Reproductive Health Saves Lives in Zambia
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentReproductive HealthZambia
As a pharmacist at Mwense District Health Office in Luapula Province, Zambia, Ngonga Mwansa counts stock and ensures that health facilities and pharmacies have adequate supplies of family planning and reproductive health commodities. But Mwansa realized that clients weren’t getting what they…
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Training Support and Mentorship on ART Pharmaceutical Management
Workforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDS
Between July 20 and August 7, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in collaboration with the Division of Pharmaceutical Services (Div:PhSs) in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia held a training on managing…
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Building Excellence in Supply Chain Management through Health Worker Incentives in Vihiga County
GovernanceQuality AssuranceWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive Health
Supply chain systems thrive on quality assurance across the pipeline to optimize service delivery. In Kenya, USAID’s Afya Ugavi Activity provides technical and logistical support in strengthening health commodity supply chain systems for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and FP/RMNCAH programs at national and…
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Ensuring a Reliable Supply of ARVs during COVID-19
LogisticsHIV/AIDS
Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) began implementing social distancing and quarantine requirements on March 27, 2020 to combat the COVID-19 epidemic. To ensure availability of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) for people living with HIV/AIDS during the quarantine, the USAID…
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A "SMAT" Way to Track Journey to Self-Reliance in Strengthening Supply Chain Management
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is reorienting its strategies, partnership models, and program practices to achieve greater development outcomes and work toward a time when foreign assistance is no longer necessary. It’s called the Journey to Self-Reliance. This means…
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World Sepsis Day 2020: Supplies Fight Infections to Save Vulnerable Patients
Maternal and Child Health
September 13 marked World Sepsis Day, an opportunity for the global maternal and child health community to raise awareness for this condition brought on by severe infection. Mothers, newborns, children and others with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to sepsis…

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