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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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Oxytocin Quality Article Provides Concrete Parameters for Keeping Drug Cold
LogisticsProcurementMaternal and Child Health
On May 15, 2020, the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice published the peer-reviewed article "Oxytocin quality: evidence to support updated global recommendations on oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage." The article was developed by the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement…
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USAID’s Midterm Review of GHSC-PSM Released, Notes Project’s “Significant Progress”
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply Chain HeroSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentEbolaHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthZika & Emerging Issues
USAID’s Midterm Review of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project reaffirmed the project’s progress in strengthening supply chains and success in providing much-needed access to essential medicines. GHSC-PSM was created to “ensure…
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Delivering Life in Ghana
Quality AssuranceSupply Chain HeroMaternal and Child Health
Doctors and midwives rely on uninterrupted access to medicines and supplies for maternal health, safe labor and deliveries, and for intrapartum conditions like birth asphyxia. Check out this photo essay to learn how access to commodities like well-maintained newborn resuscitation…
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Easing the Burden of Living with HIV through Multi-Month Dispensing
HIV/AIDS
Eleven year-old Shy Helvi Isangu and her aunt Mpareko Kasova walk on average an hour each way to the Rundu District Hospital in Kavango East Region in Namibia to collect Helvi’s antiretrovirals. Mpareko who is her primary caretaker is dedicated to ensuring Helvi adheres to her antiretroviral…
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Video: Behind the Scenes Hero: Quality Warehousing Prevents Malaria in Burundi
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As the father of six children, George Ntamagara knows that his role as a warehouse and logistics specialist for malaria supplies is a key piece to making sure children in Burundi are protected from malaria. This hero helps manage supplies like long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, tests, and…
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Technical Assistance At All Levels: Strengthening Medicine Selection and Use Across South Africa’s Public Health Supply Chain
GovernanceQuality AssuranceWorkforce DevelopmentSouth Africa
When a person infected by tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa visits their local public sector clinic for treatment, they trust that the medicines they need will be available. What may seem simple to the patient is actually a complicated process dependent on open communication and strong…

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