Supply Planning

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Woman data analytics at computer in Kenya
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Globally and nationally, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project uses and promotes advanced quantification methods to improve forecasts and provide suppliers and managers with more accurate information to plan their production and deliveries, which helps countries avoid stockouts and product waste through expiration. Consolidating supply chains from multiple countries also allows for bulk purchasing and drives down commodity costs.

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Global Demand Forecasts
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Our Plan team creates global demand forecasts for USAID’s procurement of various health commodity types based on historical information, public health indicators, market-shaping initiatives, international donor activities, and statistical modeling. Our experts monitor global consumption patterns and supply to take corrective steps in forecasting and communicating demand risks.

The Automated Requisition Tracking Management Information System (ARTMIS) has an integrated tool for optimized supply planning.

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National Forecasts & Quantification
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Our experts work with government agencies, public- and private-sector organizations, and other donors to improve demand forecasts using a variety of tools and data sources. This coordination helps ensure shipments are planned, scheduled, and monitored for continuity of product availability.

National quantification exercises inform international donor spending and ministry of health commodity requirements for individual countries.

Forthcoming are GHSC-PSM guidance documents and standard operating procedures for country-level forecasting and supply planning of various commodity types.

News & Highlights

Success Stories
Mali is progressing rapidly with the transition to optimized HIV antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and patient-focused delivery options at health facilities. To optimize HIV treatment, GHSC-PSM supports PEPFAR’s transition from legacy regimens to tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD), the preferred…
Success Stories
In the North and Far North Regions of Cameroon, the rainy season brings both joy and concern. The rain transforms the landscape, making it lush and fertile for crops to thrive. However, with the rain also comes mosquitoes and the threat of malaria. Mothers in these regions worry, especially for…
Success Stories
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…

Success Stories

Mali is progressing rapidly with the transition to optimized HIV antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and patient-focused delivery options at health facilities. To optimize HIV treatment, GHSC-PSM supports PEPFAR’s transition from legacy regimens to tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD), the preferred…
In the North and Far North Regions of Cameroon, the rainy season brings both joy and concern. The rain transforms the landscape, making it lush and fertile for crops to thrive. However, with the rain also comes mosquitoes and the threat of malaria. Mothers in these regions worry, especially for…
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…