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…
Effective engagement with private-sector partners in the public health supply chain have become more critical. Many Ministries of Health are moving away from managing every aspect of their supply chain toward outsourcing key supply chain functions. Outsourcing to the private sector in turn requires…
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the stakes become particularly high for countries that have not prepared their supply chains in advance for major disruptions. Resources like fuel, vehicles, and healthy staff become harder to access or mobilize, and in turn the health system’s ability to…
Fighting Malaria During Pregnancy
With a light smile, Susan (not her real name) from Matungu sub-County in Kaka-mage County, openly celebrates with joy the fact that she is assured that neither she nor her unborn child will be harmed by Malaria. Susan, 39, who attends her ante-natal care at…
FHI 360, serving as the prime contractor for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain-Quality Assurance Program (GHSC-QA), first visited Côte d’Ivoire’s National Public Health Laboratory (LNSP) in 2016. Much of the equipment required for quality testing was broken, creating barriers to monitoring…
Located near Zimbabwe's border with Botswana, Plumtree District Hospital has an HIV/AIDS clinic that serves 4,000 patients within the region. Within the clinic are a dedicated team of health professionals that include two resourceful laboratory technicians who are overcoming significant challenges…
Following the launch of the newly updated National Supply Chain Assessment toolkit - NSCA 2.0.1 - USAID hosted a public webinar on March 2. Attended by 421 participants from 62 countries, the webinar served as an opportunity to engage with the broad public health supply chain community, answer…