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GHSC-PSM Brings Supply Chain Innovations to HHLC
LogisticsEthiopia
July 18, 2018The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is excited to share our experience innovating supply chain systems with attendees at the …
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Global Standards Push Takes Hold
July 13, 2018When you take a medicine, you trust it will be safe and effective, but that’s not always the case. In low- and middle-income countries, one in ten medical products is poor quality and can even harm patient’s health,…

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News Article
GHSC-PSM Brings Supply Chain Innovations to HHLC
LogisticsEthiopia
July 18, 2018The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is excited to share our experience innovating supply chain systems with attendees at the Humanitarian Health and Logistics Conference in Dubai, U.A.E. from July 18-19, 2018. The conference provides an…
News Article
Global Standards Push Takes Hold
July 13, 2018When you take a medicine, you trust it will be safe and effective, but that’s not always the case. In low- and middle-income countries, one in ten medical products is poor quality and can even harm patient’s health, according to the World Health Organization. The use of global standards can help…
Innovations
GHSC-PSM Releases Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Procurement Guide
July 12, 2018As part of the project's commitment to sharing information and collaborating with the greater unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) community, GHSC-PSM has released a UAV procurement guide. This guide is based on our experience procuring UAVs to explore their use in public …
Events
GHSC-PSM at the 22nd International AIDS Conference
HIV/AIDS
July 6, 2018More than 15,000 policy makers, researchers, and advocates will attend the 22nd International AIDS Conference July 23-27 in Amsterdam. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project will be there sharing research and promoting dialogue on important…
Success Stories
Bringing On-the-Job Training to Namibia’s Rural Pharmacy Workforce
Workforce DevelopmentHIV/AIDSNamibia
June 28, 2018When Mwile Simbeye began work as a pharmacist at Andara District Hospital in Namibia, there was no one to orient him to his new post. The previous pharmacy staff left a few months before he started and, consequently, Simbeye did not have the training to take advantage of the facility electronic…
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Training for Results in Zambia's Chilubi District
LogisticsZambia
June 21, 2018For many years, the District Health Office (DHO) in Chilubi District — a remote district in northern Zambia — recorded low stock levels of most key health supplies, including essential medicines. As a result, patients lost confidence in both the health system and the people who work in it.