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),…
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…
People living with HIV/AIDS rely on regular access to antiretroviral (ARV) medications to suppress the amount of human immunodeficiency virus in their blood — or their “viral load.” A low viral load signifies that a person’s immune system is working to keep their HIV in check and limiting…
In October 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, GHSC-PSM, along with the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and PATH, brought together a diverse coalition of medicine manufacturers, national governments, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and global health practitioners. Their shared…
Ensuring access to contraception across Angola’s 18 provinces is a daunting task for a single organization. But a new, GHSC-PSM-led committee convenes international donors, implementers and government stakeholders to improve supply chain efficiencies, close information gaps and ultimately, improve…
The following press release was issued by Chemonics International on December 6, 2017.
Washington, D.C. – Chemonics International announced this week that the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, has reached an on-time delivery rate of 71…
As of this past summer, logistics managers in Malawi have a new tool at their disposal that will dramatically improve their reporting on health facility commodity stock levels — bringing Malawi one step closer to the goal of saving lives through the reliable availability of medicines and treatments…