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.…
“Now, I realize that hospital logistics involve more than just dispensing medication to the patient. It includes knowing and managing the medicine’s journey from its origin through the procurement and distribution process to the last mile.” - Dr. Sandra da Silva, Head of Logistic activities…
Private pharmacies play a significant role in changing how people with HIV receive life-changing medicine. In Mozambique, where approximately 13 percent of adults are HIV positive, clients typically receive their antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) through overcrowded public health facilities. USAID’s…
Prior to the implementation of Data Quality Assessment, supply chain data quality and visibility were issues in Sierra Leone, affecting the use of data for informed decision-making at district-level health facilities. The GHSC-PSM project in 2017, began implementing Data Quality Assessment (DQA),…
As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure! If everyone slept under a long-lasting insecticide-treated net (LLIN), we would end malaria faster. But how can we encourage the use of LLINs to protect people from malaria-carrying mosquitoes if some communities lack access to the nets?To…
Haiti is in the midst of a complex humanitarian crisis, seriously impeding Haitians’ access to healthcare, both for medical staff and patients. Reports of kidnappings and attacks force many to avoid seeking care for fear they may get trapped in the violence. Medical personnel struggle to reach…
In March 2022, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project delivered more than three million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets (LLINs) in Angola. This U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) will benefit about 6.2 million people in…