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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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Video: Ready to Beat Malaria in Madagascar
ProcurementMadagascar
All of Madagascar’s nearly 25 million citizens are considered at risk for malaria — the disease is one of the top five causes of death. With support from the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), GHSC-PSM procures and delivers health supplies like long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and…
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Fighting Malaria With Better Data
LogisticsMadagascar
As a data manager at Madagascar’s Directorate of Malaria Control (DLP), Rajaonarivelo Fitiavana Raparijaona contributes to the fight against malaria in a setting that is anything but easy: he is responsible for receiving and analyzing all health commodity logistics data from the district health…
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Expanding Lesotho’s Electronic “Informed Push” System to Improve Supply Management and Planning
Supply PlanningLesotho
Ensuring Lesotho’s health clinics are stocked with essential supplies is no easy task in the rugged and mountainous nation known as the “Kingdom of the Sky.” While the distance and poor road networks between central warehouses and remote facilities make physically delivering supplies difficult, the…
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Introducing Innovative Approaches to Address Challenges of Health Supply Chain in Low-Resource Settings: Haiti’s Example
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthHaiti
Helping low-resource countries to advance toward their development goals frequently requires thinking outside the box, and oftentimes alternative solutions prove to be more cost-efficient and effective. The use of a messaging platform — WhatsApp— to facilitate communication and the exchange of…
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Ensuring Quality Health Commodities Storage Management in Senegal: One Step at a Time
LogisticsHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthSenegal
Maintaining proper storage conditions is vital to ensuring the quality of life saving health commodities. Product expiration dates are based on adequate storage conditions and ensuring these storage conditions helps to protect product quality and save resources. The challenging task of commodities…
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Benin Destroys 118 Tons of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals and Develops In-Country Capacity in Pharmaceutical Waste Management
LogisticsHIV/AIDSMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthBenin
More than 100,000 deaths a year in Africa are linked to counterfeit medicines. Benin, due to its coastal location, is one of the most active “consumers” of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. In 2016, in an effort to improve and protect public health, Benin participated in a joint seizure operation of the…

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