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Success Stories
In Zambia, Three Key Factors Improve Supply Chain Data Reporting in Serenje District Health Facilities
Supply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentZambia
For public health supply chains, data visibility is essential to maintaining a reliable supply of medicines and other health commodities. Zambia’s Serenje District has 28 facilities that report data through country’s electronic logistics management information system (LMIS). Of those, 15 submit…
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In Nepal, GHSC-PSM Aids COVID-19 Response through eLMIS Tracking and Training
LogisticsWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19Nepal
In April, the second wave of COVID-19 dealt a devastating blow to Nepal, leading to a scramble for hospital beds and bottled oxygen amid the country’s shortage of medical supplies. In response, the Government of Nepal (GoN) asked GHSC-PSM and the World Food Program to support delivery and inventory…
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Adopting and Transitioning to the New Pediatric ARV in Zambia
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSZambia
Great strides have been made in HIV treatments in the past several decades, especially with adult antiretrovirals (ARVs) and formulations. But a solemn report from UNAIDS in July 2021 showed that “almost half (46%) of the world’s 1.7 million children living with HIV (CLHIV) were not on treatment in…
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With help from Burkina Faso, Mozambique launches the Emergency Supply Chain Playbook
GovernanceLogisticsSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentCOVID-19Burkina FasoMozambique
In September, GHSC-PSM supported Mozambique’s National Institute of Health (INS) and other partners to launch the Emergency Supply Chain Playbook, a tool that aims to help countries effectively prepare for and respond to pandemic threats and other public health emergencies. Several countries have…
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Zambia Connects All Provincial Hubs to Improve Data Visibility
GovernanceProcurementSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthZambia
The roll-out of the Warehouse Management System (WMS) WarehouseExpert to all seven provincial hubs has been pivotal in strengthening the capacity of the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)…
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LLIN distribution to Laos in the Wake of COVID-19
LogisticsSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19MalariaLaosThailand
With an increase in COVID-19 cases during the second quarter of 2021, Thailand and Lao PDR tightened its border controls, which impacted a planned shipment of 70,000 USAID GHSC-PSM-procured long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) that was supposed to arrive in Vientiane, Lao PDR via Bangkok…