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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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Photo Essay: Making Inroads Against Malaria in Ethiopia
GovernanceLogisticsEthiopia
Over the last decade, Ethiopia has made strides in its ongoing battle against malaria. Still, the country’s 2017 Malaria Indicator Survey found that only 64 percent of all households in malaria-endemic zones owned at least one long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net. In 2017, the U.S. President’s…
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The ABCs of Net Distribution
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementSupply Planning
In Ghana, MOH partners with private logistics companies for mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to students Over just two weeks in 2019, third-party logistics (3PL) partners in Ghana helped the Ministry of Health (MOH) distribute close to 1.5 million bed nets to students,…
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USAID GHSC-PSM's HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Achievements Highlighted at IAS' 2020 Virtual Conferences
LogisticsProcurementCOVID-19HIV/AIDS
The first ever virtual International AIDS Society (IAS) conference was held from July 6-9, 2020 followed by IAS' first COVID-19-focused conference from July 10-11, 2020. Delegates from 175 countries tuned in to virtual presentations, workshops, posters and more to learn about new HIV/AIDS research…
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BUFMAR Leverages Supply Chain Course to Get Results through Improved Leadership and Change Management Competencies
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentRwanda
Last November, GHSC-PSM partnered with the Bureau des Formations Médicales Agréées du RWANDA (BUFMAR) to provide training to key staff and leadership on “Inspirational Supply Chain Management (SCM) Leadership and Change Management.” During the course, participants completed an online SCM leadership…
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Launch of the Inaugural EUV Working Group
LogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentMaternal and Child HealthLiberia
The End-User Verification (EUV) Survey is a tool that captures facility-level stock data for GHSC-PSM and PMI in 16 countries. Our country teams are the heartbeat of the EUV, so we have recently established an EUV Working Group (EUV WG) to ensure we capture the needs, experience and insights of our…
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Improving Data Availability of Malaria Products for Improved Decision Making in Guinea
GovernanceLogisticsSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentGuinea
In 2018, Guinea’s Ministry of Health (MOH) demonstrated its commitment to evidence-based decision making for health commodities by initiating the roll-out of a nationwide electronic logistics management information system (eLMIS) for a broad range of health programs. With technical and training…

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