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.…
In Namibia, hospital pharmacies play an essential role in ensuring HIV-positive patients have continuous access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. In addition to providing medicines to patients, many hospital pharmacies store ARVs for smaller neighboring clinics.
However, some hospital…
GHSC-PSM provides lifesaving medicines and supplies to nearly 260 sites like hospitals, health centers and dispensaries in Haiti. Each month, the project is responsible for keeping track of how much each site uses and resupplying them with the appropriate commodities. But with limited…
Health centers rely on smooth supply chains for the lifesaving medicine they use to treat patients. And to run smoothly, supply chains need highly trained professionals to manage them. That’s why the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project…
Maintenance of specialized equipment in resource-poor environments adds a heavy burden to already stretched health systems. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 70% of medical equipment in sub-Saharan Africa is out of service, mainly due to the lack of trained biomedical technicians…
From the agricultural to the health sector, an enormous quantity of commodities moves through supply chains. But as these agricultural goods, medicines, or health commodities travel all the way from manufacturer to patient, how can we continuously monitor their temperature and conditions to…
More than 15,000 policy makers, researchers, and advocates are attending this week’s 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is there sharing research and promoting dialogue on…