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.…
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, a valuable additional option for people who are at higher risk of contracting HIV, is now available to key populations in Zambia as PrEP's global uptake continues to rise.
Jessy Phiri, a 44-year-old mother and wife, travels…
The USAID GHSC-PSM project has worked to ensure the continued supply of contraceptives in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, since 2016, helping avert an estimated 2.3 million unplanned pregnancies, 12,000 maternal deaths and 57,000 child deaths in the first five years alone. To learn more…
In Cameroon, the current supply chain of HIV commodities operates through a network that comprises the “Centrale Nationale d’Approvision-nement en Médicaments et Consommables Médicaux Essentiels’’ (CENAME), which ensures central storage and distribution down to 10 Regional Funds for Health…
With an increase in COVID-19 cases during the second quarter of 2021, Thailand and Lao PDR tightened its border controls, which impacted a planned shipment of 70,000 USAID GHSC-PSM-procured long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) that was supposed to arrive in Vientiane, Lao PDR via Bangkok…
While Thailand has an effective online Malaria Information System (MIS), most malaria commodity stock reports are still paper based, which limits the ability to capture real-time, accurate stock data. Working with the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD), USAID GHSC-PSM supported the…
There are limited health commodity resources in Nepal and they should be allocated appropriately to avoid wastages and stockouts that negatively affect health outcomes. The quantification of health commodities estimates the total quantities and costs of the products required for a specific health…