May 15, 2024
On a hot April morning (in 2023), a team of 21 gathered at Cameroon's Regional Delegation of Public Health of the North and Far North Regions. For the next week, they will leave behind their homes, families, and jobs as epidemiologists,…
GHSC-PSM, JHPIEGO, and Mozambique’s Department of Infrastructure and Hospital Equipment (DIEH) have been collaborating to ensure the long-term sustainability of new medical oxygen equipment donated by USAID and other funders for the COVID-19 response. With a decrease in serious COVID-19 cases…
Since July 2021, Botswana’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has led efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines for more than two million people. All vaccine programs experience some level of waste. Based on the COVID-19 vaccines’ short shelf life and inadequate cold storage at the last mile, the MoH anticipated…
Since 2020, GHSC-PSM has supported the Government of Burkina Faso to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering almost all aspects of supply chain management, the project helped forecast quantities for the large volume of health commodities needed for COVID-19 response, secured…
Pharmaceutical grade warehouses typically maintain a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, 24 hours a day. However, a new program in Haiti, aimed at responding to fuel shortages, found that manufacturers of pharmaceutical grade products do not require constant storage at 22 degrees. In fact, 98…
Three new key performance indicators and enhanced procedures at Uganda’s Joint Medical Stores helped GHSC-PSM monitor the performance of a sub-contract for storage of USAID-funded commodities. This technical brief describes the program’s impact—including new warehousing procedures—and provides…
“At the age of 18, I was still nursing my 9-month-old baby when I found out I was pregnant for the second time. My world came crashing down.” - Secia Sanunda, Family Planning Client, Kuito Mother and Child Centre