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Blue Lady Logo: More than just a pretty face
Quality AssuranceReproductive Health
July 18, 2019Does she look familiar? If so, it’s because this famous “Blue Lady” has adorned oral contraceptive tablets  distributed worldwide by USAID since the 1960s. And she continues to play an important role today. USAID first purchased oral…
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WHO Updates Essential Medicines and Diagnostics List to Include New Postpartum Hemorrhage Products
Maternal and Child Health
July 17, 2019Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death globally. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its…

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News Article
Blue Lady Logo: More than just a pretty face
Quality AssuranceReproductive Health
July 18, 2019Does she look familiar? If so, it’s because this famous “Blue Lady” has adorned oral contraceptive tablets  distributed worldwide by USAID since the 1960s. And she continues to play an important role today. USAID first purchased oral contraceptive pills for distribution in family planning…
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WHO Updates Essential Medicines and Diagnostics List to Include New Postpartum Hemorrhage Products
Maternal and Child Health
July 17, 2019Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death globally. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guideline for the prevention and treatment of PPH to include the addition of heat stable carbetocin (HSC) for the prevention of PPH. Oxytocin (10 IU) is still…
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Managing the Transition to the Preferred Antiretroviral Medicine TLD
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDS
July 10, 2019How GHSC-PSM Supports the Transition to TLD Timing Is Everything: Insights from Botswana's successful transition to TLD 97 Percent of Haiti's PEPFAR Health Facilities Stocked with Antiretroviral TLD Ensuring Smooth Transition to TLD Treatment for Zambians Living with HIV Why TLD?…
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GHSC-PSM By the Numbers
HIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthZika & Emerging Issues
July 8, 2019Here at the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, delivery is in the details. Each month, we procure hundreds of different health commodities for more than 40 countries. And in more than 30 countries, we work directly with national…
Success Stories
By Air, Land and Sea
LogisticsHIV/AIDSReproductive HealthHaiti
June 24, 2019As of 2011, Haiti had approximately 1,700 kilometers of paved roads, 2,600 kilometers of unpaved roads, and many bridges that were not passable or in disrepair.  The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project procures and distributes HIV…
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97 Percent of Haiti’s PEPFAR Health Facilities Stocked with Antiretroviral TLD
Supply PlanningHIV/AIDSHaiti
June 24, 2019The global effort to optimize antiretroviral (ARV) treatment is an ongoing commitment to people living with HIV (PLHIV) to improve the efficacy, reduce the costs, and limit the side-effects of their treatment.