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.…
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…
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…