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),…
Since its appearance on the global and country stage earlier this year, COVID-19 has significantly impacted supply chains. In preparation and response, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project continuously gathers information on this dynamic…
Meet Veronica Finu, midwife at Adawso Health Center in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Labor is her favorite part of her job. To ensure safe delivery for the mothers in her care, she must have quality oxytocin on hand. Oxytocin manages bleeding during and after childbirth, but must be kept cold to…
Sixty-year-old Jolly Mubanga and his wife have four children and two grandchildren, and live in Ndola, Zambia’s third-largest city. Both are on treatment for HIV/AIDS and receive their medicines through multi-month dispensing (MMD), a strategy that moves patients from monthly to three- or six-month…
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a dire problem in Kenya. There are already high levels of resistance to common first-line drugs and rising infections from life-threatening…
For many health care workers in South Africa, access to information on medicine availability is vital to adequately service the health care needs of their patients. To acquire this data, health establishment staff and pharmacy managers have been developing various medicine availability reports,…
The World Health Organization has provided guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers to wear when caring for patients as the world fights the global COVID-19 pandemic. This PPE includes medical masks, gowns, gloves, and eye protection (goggles or face shields).…