South Africa

Success Stories

When Technology Meets Teamwork: uMzinyathi District’s Purposeful Drive Towards Improved Medicine Availability
GovernanceSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSSouth Africa
February 11, 2021
uMzinyathi is a district located in the west of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. It has a population of 571,650, of which 93 percent (531,634) are uninsured and depend heavily on state health services to treat the most prevalent diseases in the district: HIV/AIDS, respiratory conditions,…
Embracing Change by Adopting Technology: Using the National Surveillance Center as a More Accurate and Reliable Source of Data about Medicine Availability in Free State Province
GovernanceSupply PlanningSouth Africa
February 11, 2021
Pharmacists across South Africa strive to ensure that the appropriate medicines are always available for patients when they visit their hospital, community health center or clinic. To do this, pharmacy staff employ various methods to track which medicines need to be restocked at any given time. In…
Laying Solid Foundations: The Importance of Governance Tools to Underpin a Medicine Master Data System
GovernanceHIV/AIDSSouth Africa
February 11, 2021
South Africa has a unique HIV and tuberculosis (TB) burden. It is at the center of the global AIDS epidemic and has one of the highest burdens of TB in the world. An efficient and effective health supply chain that improves medicine availability is critical to addressing that disease burden. South…