South Africa remains at the center of the global AIDS epidemic and has one of the highest burdens of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. An efficient and effective health product supply chain that supports medicine availability is critical to addressing that disease burden. During the COVID-19 pandemic…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Global Health Supply Chain Program – Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) works in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Departments of Health (PDoHs), and regulatory bodies to strengthen public health…
Across the globe, countries are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by tasking their national departments of health and other relevant bodies with tracking and controlling its spread. South Africa detected its first case of COVID-19 on March 5, 2020. By December 31, 2021, there were total of 3,475,…
Malawi’s rural population makes up about 82 percent of the entire population. Reaching them with medicine can be a significant challenge as 72 percent of the country’s roads are unpaved and dirt roads making travel by road difficult and often dangerous. The country saw an average of 5,592 traffic…
Fanny Mdeba, 24, of Blantyre, failed to receive treatment after being diagnosed with malaria last year, at Zingwangwa Health Centre due to the unavailability of malaria medication. However, this year, she could get treated. "I felt feverish earlier this year," she said. "I went to the health center…
