January 5, 2021In a move towards self-reliance, in 2016, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued a decree to use Social Health Insurance (SHI) funds for centralized procurement and reimbursement of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for 106,000 people living with HIV…
January 5, 2021In a move towards self-reliance, in 2016, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued a decree to use Social Health Insurance (SHI) funds for centralized procurement and reimbursement of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for 106,000 people living with HIV instead of from donor programs.
For more than a decade, the…
January 4, 2021A recent article on “Bringing Data Analytics to the Design of Optimized Diagnostic Networks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Process, Terms and Definitions” was published in the latest December issue of Diagnostics journal. The authors, of which the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-…
December 11, 2020For the last decade, the Contraceptive Security Indicators (CSI) Survey has collected, monitored and analyzed data from around the world to share collective insight about contraceptive security: the ability to reliably choose, obtain and use a wide range of high-quality and affordable family…
December 11, 2020The rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide led to shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care facilities in many parts of the world – including Central America. The lack of PPE, especially appropriate facial masks, put at risk health essential workers, including those serving HIV/…
December 9, 2020The Emergency Supply Chain (ESC) Playbook is a USAID-funded tool designed to assist in preparedness and response to infectious diseases, including coordination of people and processes, managing commodity distribution and delivery of needed commodities. The Botswana team, consisting of the…
November 13, 2020As global health supply chains expand and become more complex, the information systems used to manage them also need to mature. The USAID Supply Chain Information System Maturity Model (SCISMM) helps countries evaluate their supply chain systems' capabilities holistically, enabling informed…