January 21, 2025
Today is clinic day at Bechem Hospital in the Ahafo Region, for persons with HIV. Pharmacist Philip Opoku usually enjoys making sure his clients get their antiretroviral medications, especially since many travel long distances.…
Nepal has made significant improvement in maternal health over the past two decades. The maternal mortality ratio decreased between 1996 and 2016 from 539 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, to 239 deaths per 100,000 live births. Despite this, Nepal is still ranked 46th among countries…
Back in 2016, Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) West Itam in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria grappled with challenges ranging from inadequate staff to poor uptake of healthcare services due to an inadequate supply of medicines, healthcare personnel, and basic infrastructure. Mercy…
Forecasting and supply planning (FASP) combines data from past supply plans with insights about demand, to help make the best decisions for procurement. In Nepal, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project supported a three-day workshop on…
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In Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is responsible for the health services of its people. As part of that job, a large focus of its work is to ensure the…
Namibia has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world but has experienced condom shortage in recent months. Condoms and other contraceptives are a priority for the Namibian government in preventing the spread of HIV.
To support efforts by the Government of Namibia to address this…
The rapid uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations in Angola has brought an urgent need for monitoring the population after vaccination. To meet this need, the Angolan Ministry of Health (MOH) established post-vaccination surveillance sites at each vaccination point, providing assurance of active monitoring…