June 24, 2024
Twenty-four-year-old Theresa moved from her hometown in Kwara State to the capital city of Abuja in search of greener pastures. She had hoped to get a job in the city, save money, and return to school. Armed with ambition and determination…
The pressure to deliver on the urgent need for health commodities using a manual system is overwhelming. Since 2015, Robert Mwaura, a logistician working for the Division of National Malaria Program (DNMP) at the Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that enough malaria commodities (medicine and testing…
For years, when the Ministry of Health in Ghana had mosquito nets to give students to prevent malaria, teachers had to cancel classes, pick up the nets and bring them back to the schools. In 2019, a new delivery strategy working with private sector transport companies helped keep teachers in…
When a mother takes her daughter to the health clinic because of a fever and learns she needs to treat her for malaria, she trusts that the medicine the nurse gives her is safe and effective. For the nearly 228 million malaria cases in 2018, healthcare workers implicitly relied on quality assurance…
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns are a key tool for many developing countries to prevent malaria in children under 5 years of age. SMC relies on four monthly doses of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (SPAQ) for young children in preparation for rainy seasons in areas of…
USAID has published the Overview of Contraceptive and Condom Shipments FY2019 report. This report summarizes the quantities and value of contraceptives and condoms delivered with support from USAID's family planning and reproductive health initiatives in fiscal year 2019. It provides …
On May 15, 2020, the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice published the peer-reviewed article "Oxytocin quality: evidence to support updated global recommendations on oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage." The article was developed by the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement…