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Un-stuck in the mud – Distributing Anti-Malaria Supplies Through Tough Terrain
LogisticsProcurementSupply Chain HeroSupply PlanningMalariaAngola
April 25, 2022Malaria is on the rise. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, over-burdened health facilities, lockdown, and changes to transportation—such as new travel restrictions to deliver goods between countries and fewer…

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Reaching the Last Mile at All Costs
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningMalariaMalawi
April 25, 2022Malawi’s rural population makes up about 82 percent of the entire population. Reaching them with medicine can be a significant challenge as 72 percent of the country’s roads are unpaved and dirt roads making travel by road difficult and often dangerous. The country saw an average of 5,592 traffic…
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Un-stuck in the mud – Distributing Anti-Malaria Supplies Through Tough Terrain
LogisticsProcurementSupply Chain HeroSupply PlanningMalariaAngola
April 25, 2022Malaria is on the rise. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, over-burdened health facilities, lockdown, and changes to transportation—such as new travel restrictions to deliver goods between countries and fewer flights and trucks making deliveries—have disrupted access for populations at high…
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Enhancing in-country Commodity Security Using the Parallel Supply Chain
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningMalariaMalawi
April 25, 2022Fanny Mdeba, 24, of Blantyre, failed to receive treatment after being diagnosed with malaria last year, at Zingwangwa Health Centre due to the unavailability of malaria medication. However, this year, she could get treated. "I felt feverish earlier this year," she said. "I went to the health center…
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World Health Worker Week 2022 Photo Essay
LogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply Chain HeroSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthBurundiGhanaGuineaZambia
April 8, 2022GHSC-PSM is celebrating World Health Worker Week with stories about our supply chain professionals and their work to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through their technical and logistical support, as well as their dynamic, creative thinking, they work tirelessly to ensure that patients…
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Improving the Visibility of Warehouse Temperature Data at Zimbabwe’s Central Medical Stores
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionMaternal and Child HealthZimbabwe
April 7, 2022Many medications and medical products are susceptible to heat, humidity, and other circumstances. Zimbabwe’s temperatures range seasonally between six and 38 degrees Celsius (42-100 degrees Fahrenheit), and humidity can vary between 42 percent and 75 percent, presenting a significant challenge to…
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Private Sector Collaboration for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningCOVID-19South Africa
March 24, 2022The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Global Health Supply Chain Program – Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) works in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Departments of Health (PDoHs), and regulatory bodies to strengthen public health…

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