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From Crisis to Confidence
Supply Chain HeroSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSGhana
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.…

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Benin Destroys 118 Tons of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals and Develops In-Country Capacity in Pharmaceutical Waste Management
LogisticsHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthBenin
More than 100,000 deaths a year in Africa are linked to counterfeit medicines. Benin, due to its coastal location, is one of the most active “consumers” of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. In 2016, in an effort to improve and protect public health, Benin participated in a joint seizure operation of the…
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Promoting and Ensuring Public Health through Regulatory Support in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Medicines Registration
LogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthDem. Republic of the Congo
Effective medicines regulation is key to promoting and ensuring public health. Medicines regulation incorporates several mutually reinforcing activities and includes licensing of the manufacture, import, export, distribution, promotion and advertising of medicines. Licensing of medicines helps to…
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Introducing Innovative Approaches to Address Challenges of Health Supply Chain in Low-Resource Settings: Haiti’s Example
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthHaiti
Helping low-resource countries to advance toward their development goals frequently requires thinking outside the box, and oftentimes alternative solutions prove to be more cost-efficient and effective. The use of a messaging platform — WhatsApp— to facilitate communication and the exchange of…
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Ensuring Quality Health Commodities Storage Management in Senegal: One Step at a Time
LogisticsHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthSenegal
Maintaining proper storage conditions is vital to ensuring the quality of life saving health commodities. Product expiration dates are based on adequate storage conditions and ensuring these storage conditions helps to protect product quality and save resources. The challenging task of commodities…
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Aligning Angola’s Demand for HIV/AIDS Commodities Through a National Quantification of HIV/AIDS Requirements
Supply PlanningHIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS rely on regular access to antiretroviral (ARV) medications to suppress the amount of human immunodeficiency virus in their blood — or their “viral load.” A low viral load signifies that a person’s immune system is working to keep their HIV in check and limiting…
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Safeguarding the Quality of Maternal Medicine to Save Mothers' Lives
LogisticsProcurementMaternal and Child Health
In October 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, GHSC-PSM, along with the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and PATH, brought together a diverse coalition of medicine manufacturers, national governments, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and global health practitioners. Their shared…

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