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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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In Mali, the National Quantification Committee Hosts Innovative Workshop During COVID-19
GovernanceLogisticsSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthMali
During the annual quantification workshop in Mali, the national quantification committee estimates the quantity of a health product needed to meet supply needs across the country. Quantification is a critical tool for guaranteeing access to essential medicines and achieving global health goals.…
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Giving Meaning to Numbers for Informed: Decisions in Kenya’s Malaria Supply Chain
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementSupply Planning
The pressure to deliver on the urgent need for health commodities using a manual system is overwhelming. Since 2015, Robert Mwaura, a logistician working for the Division of National Malaria Program (DNMP) at the Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that enough malaria commodities (medicine and testing…
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Video: Leveraging Private Sector Capacity to Combat Malaria in Ghana
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For years, when the Ministry of Health in Ghana had mosquito nets to give students to prevent malaria, teachers had to cancel classes, pick up the nets and bring them back to the schools. In 2019, a new delivery strategy working with private sector transport companies helped keep teachers in…
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Risk-Based Approach to Quality Control Generates Malaria Cost Savings without Sacrificing Patient Safety
Quality AssuranceCambodia
When a mother takes her daughter to the health clinic because of a fever and learns she needs to treat her for malaria, she trusts that the medicine the nurse gives her is safe and effective. For the nearly 228 million malaria cases in 2018, healthcare workers implicitly relied on quality assurance…
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Global Market Solutions Improve Antimalarial Availability for Children
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentBurkina FasoCameroonGuineaBeninMaliNigerSenegal
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns are a key tool for many developing countries to prevent malaria in children under 5 years of age. SMC relies on four monthly doses of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (SPAQ) for young children in preparation for rainy seasons in areas of…
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Contraceptives and Condoms 2019 Report Published
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningReproductive Health
USAID has published the Overview of Contraceptive and Condom Shipments FY2019 report. This report summarizes the quantities and value of contraceptives and condoms delivered with support from USAID's family planning and reproductive health initiatives in fiscal year 2019. It provides …

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