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 early April, heavy rain and floods in Malawi’s Karonga district led to three fatalities, three missing persons, many damaged or destroyed homes, and 712 collapsed pit latrines. About 5,500 residents from 828 affected households were moved into temporary camps.
With funding from the U.S.…
A somewhat unglamorous but crucial aspect of ensuring access to lifesaving supplies and medicines is having a reliable supply of stock on hand. If estimates of need are too low, then stockouts, shortages, and dangerous interruption of treatments may result. Estimates that are too high can lead to…
The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) took place December 4-9 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. GHSC-PSM hosted this workshop on Friday, December 8 from 7-8 am.
The next few years will be a period of rapid change in the supply of HIV/AIDS commodities. New ARVs…
Technology can be a game changer in maximizing efficiencies up and down the health supply chain, from estimating procurement needs to ensuring prompt delivery of essential medicines and supplies. Yet even the most cutting-edge tools can be rendered ineffective without trained staff to use and…
A breakthrough pricing agreement will expand the availability of a more effective, affordable, single-pill HIV treatment to public sector purchasers — like GHSC-PSM — in low- and middle-income countries, helping to improve the lives of millions of people living with HIV.
Under this pricing…
Malaria is among the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the DRC, accounting for an estimated 40 percent of outpatient visits to health facilities among children under five years of age and 40 percent of overall child mortality. The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) estimates that the…