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),…
Access to a reliable and continuous supply of voluntary family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) products is an essential part of health care that empowers women with choice and enables communities to thrive. In Uganda, since 2012, FP/RH products procured by partners like USAID, UNFPA and…
During the last two years, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project has been working closely with Angola’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to optimize public health supply chain management. The initial focus of support included improvements to data…
A year ago, Harrison Nzima was so ill he couldn’t work and lost his job. His weight loss, diarrhea, and extreme bodily weakness were symptoms from infections and a compromised immune system.
Malaria is among the top five leading causes of death in Madagascar. The disease remains endemic for 90 percent of the country’s population of 26 million. Just one bite from a malaria-infected mosquito can be a death sentence.
Malaria has long been thought of as a disease that is controllable at…
Malaria is one of the top-five causes of mortality in Madagascar. But getting effective prevention and treatment to those who need it isn't always easy.
In 2018, GHSC-PSM — with support from the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) — helped procure and distribute 13 million long-…
On March 14th 2019, Cycle Idai made landfall in Beira, Mozambique as a Category 2 storm, with winds exceeding 105mph. Warehouses that serve as a lifeline for essential health commodities arriving in this port city were heavily damaged. Click on the photo essay below to learn how GHSC-PSM helped…