Success Stories

Success Stories
Strengthened Commodity Management in Baringo North Sub-County, Kenya
LogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentReproductive HealthKenya
Francis Komen is a Pharmaceutical Technologist who works at Kabartonjo Sub County Hospital in Baringo North Sub-County, Kenya. He is responsible for coordinating pharmaceutical services in the sub county. In this capacity Francis has contributed enormously to ensuring availability of the health…
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Saving Mothers and Children: Matungu Hospital Rewriting the Infamous Script of Deaths by Malaria
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningMalariaKenya
Fighting Malaria During Pregnancy With a light smile, Susan (not her real name) from Matungu sub-County in Kaka-mage County, openly celebrates with joy the fact that she is assured that neither she nor her unborn child will be harmed by Malaria. Susan, 39, who attends her ante-natal care at…
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Giving Meaning to Numbers for Informed: Decisions in Kenya’s Malaria Supply Chain
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningMalariaKenya
The pressure to deliver on the urgent need for health commodities using a manual system is overwhelming. Since 2015, Robert Mwaura, a logistician working for the Division of National Malaria Program (DNMP) at the Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that enough malaria commodities (medicine and testing…
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Building Excellence in Supply Chain Management through Health Worker Incentives in Vihiga County
GovernanceQuality AssuranceWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthKenya
Supply chain systems thrive on quality assurance across the pipeline to optimize service delivery. In Kenya, USAID’s Afya Ugavi Activity provides technical and logistical support in strengthening health commodity supply chain systems for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and FP/RMNCAH programs at national and…
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A "SMAT" Way to Track Journey to Self-Reliance in Strengthening Supply Chain Management
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentKenya
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is reorienting its strategies, partnership models, and program practices to achieve greater development outcomes and work toward a time when foreign assistance is no longer necessary. It’s called the Journey to Self-Reliance. This means…
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The End Use Verification (EUV) Survey: A Catalyst for Collaboration
GovernanceWorkforce DevelopmentMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthBurkina FasoGuineaLiberiaMadagascarZambiaBeninCôte d'IvoireMaliNigerGhanaBurundi
Collaboration is one hallmark of a successful development project. It allows for capacity building, knowledge sharing, and improved efficiency in activity implementation. For the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, the End Use Verification…