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),…
A well-functioning health system is only as strong as the people who run it. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is developing human resource capacity by working with established educational institutions to institutionalize systems that…
On December 11, 2018, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Ghana to build regional supply chain management (SCM) capacity within the country.
In September 2018, Botswana became one of the first countries to transition to the combined drug regimen tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir (TLD), a single-pill antiretroviral (ARV). TLD is the preferred first-line ARV for treating HIV because it is highly effective, safe, and proven to rapidly…
In South Sudan, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project collaborated with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Health Pooled Fund (HPF) to ensure availability and access to family planning (FP) commodities through the packaging and…
A mother of two, Doreen has spent her whole life in Hakaloba — a small farming village in the Nalube area of southwestern Zambia. Growing up, she never had opportunities for higher education or formal training. She never had access to stable employment or a steady income. Now, Doreen works as…