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American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting 2020
GovernanceLogisticsQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningMalariaMaternal and Child HealthEthiopiaKenyaAngola
November 12, 2020Four GHSC-PSM teams are presenting posters at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting November 15-19. This annual event features experts from around the globe dedicated to reducing the burden of tropical…

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American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting 2020
GovernanceLogisticsQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningMalariaMaternal and Child HealthEthiopiaKenyaAngola
November 12, 2020Four GHSC-PSM teams are presenting posters at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting November 15-19. This annual event features experts from around the globe dedicated to reducing the burden of tropical infectious diseases and improving global health. We are honored…
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Global Health Supply Chain Summit 2020
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentCOVID-19HIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthNigeriaSouth SudanZambiaSwazilandAngola
November 10, 2020Our staff participated in the virtual Global Health Supply Chain Summit, November 17-19, 2020, contributing to a rich exchange of ideas and lessons learned on preparedness, response and recovery, including COVID-19. Our speakers represented teams and partnerships that, despite many challenges…
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Viral Load Diagnostics
ProcurementHIV/AIDS
October 27, 2020Global demand for HIV viral load (VL) and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing has risen rapidly as countries scale up their testing programs to meet global 95-95-95 goals – 95 percent of all people living with HIV tested by 2030, 95 percent on treatment, and 95 percent virally suppressed. As…
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Reducing Wastage and Saving Money: Using the National Surveillance Center to Improve Medicine Supply Management in the Eastern Cape
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningSouth Africa
October 15, 2020Imagine having to procure 36 units of an important medicine, when your hospital needs only two, because of supplier minimum order quantities. One of the advantages that the National Surveillance Center (NSC) has brought to the South African public health supply chain is the ability to identify…
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UAVs and Their Role in the Health Supply Chain: A Case Study from Malawi
LogisticsHIV/AIDSMalawi
October 12, 2020Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – have proven to be an innovative mode of transporting life-saving health commodities to hard-to-reach areas. From July 2019 through February 2020, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project…
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GHSC-PSM Presents on Multi-Month Simulation Tool at Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDS
October 2, 2020The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project joined global partners at this year's Health and Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) Conference to discuss the impact of COVID-19, and presented on Ensuring ARV availability for multi-…

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