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…
USAID’s Midterm Review of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project reaffirmed the project’s progress in strengthening supply chains and success in providing much-needed access to essential medicines.
GHSC-PSM was created to “ensure…
Doctors and midwives rely on uninterrupted access to medicines and supplies for maternal health, safe labor and deliveries, and for intrapartum conditions like birth asphyxia. Check out this photo essay to learn how access to commodities like well-maintained newborn resuscitation…
Eleven year-old Shy Helvi Isangu and her aunt Mpareko Kasova walk on average an hour each way to the Rundu District Hospital in Kavango East Region in Namibia to collect Helvi’s antiretrovirals. Mpareko who is her primary caretaker is dedicated to ensuring Helvi adheres to her antiretroviral…
As the father of six children, George Ntamagara knows that his role as a warehouse and logistics specialist for malaria supplies is a key piece to making sure children in Burundi are protected from malaria. This hero helps manage supplies like long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, tests, and…
When a person infected by tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa visits their local public sector clinic for treatment, they trust that the medicines they need will be available. What may seem simple to the patient is actually a complicated process dependent on open communication and strong…
Unathi Sonanzi is a post basic pharmacist’s assistant at Nkwenkwezi Clinic in the Makana sub district, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape. Nkwenkwezi Clinic is located in a semi-rural town where it is surrounded by difficult socioeconomic circumstances. Nkwenkwezi Clinic, like other primary health care (PHC…