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.…
Most countries see about 2 percent of their total supply chain in real time because the data reflect only national warehousing, omitting regional and local information. This can impede insights on crucial management issues like stock levels and upcoming expiries. Electronic logistics…
On August 25, Devex published an article entitled, “Exclusive: Documents reveal largest USAID health project in trouble,” reporting that the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is experiencing issues in delivery and performance.
GHSC-PSM is…
Improving “master product data” — which is used to communicate essential information on commodities — is critical to strengthening global health supply chains. To this end, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is partnering with…
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project has awarded a new subcontract that will save USAID an estimated $1.2 million annually on the storage of health commodities in Malawi.
Since 2011, USAID-funded family planning and malaria…
In early March 2017, Madagascar battled its most powerful storm in 13 years, which brought 145 mph winds and heavy rainfall. The cyclone affected more than 400,000 people – destroying homes, damaging health centers, and leaving behind large amounts of standing water – breeding grounds for malaria-…
Working with GLOBHE, the project team recently completed an in-depth landscape analysis of the various actors, objectives, and lessons learned from use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the development context. The analysis included six key case studies of UAVs used in health supply chains in…