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In Guatemala, Data Visibility Supports Better Decision Making
LogisticsHIV/AIDS
May 3, 2018During the past 18 years, Guatemala’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has had varying degrees of success in designing and implementing a system to track stock levels, distribution and consumption patterns of medicines — critical information that is…
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Fighting Malaria With Better Data
LogisticsMalariaMadagascar
April 6, 2018As a data manager at Madagascar’s Directorate of Malaria Control (DLP), Rajaonarivelo Fitiavana Raparijaona contributes to the fight against malaria in a setting that is anything but easy: he is responsible for receiving and analyzing all…

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The GDSN Opportunity for Global Health
May 8, 2018The Global Data Synchronisation Network™ (GDSN) connects interoperable data pools so pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics providers, regulatory authorities, supply chain managers, and healthcare workers can share and use the same accurate information about health commodity orders. But…
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In Guatemala, Data Visibility Supports Better Decision Making
LogisticsHIV/AIDS
May 3, 2018During the past 18 years, Guatemala’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has had varying degrees of success in designing and implementing a system to track stock levels, distribution and consumption patterns of medicines — critical information that is used to identify risks of overstock, expiry and stockouts…
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VIDEO: Ready to Beat Malaria in Madagascar
ProcurementMalariaMadagascar
April 27, 2018All of Madagascar’s nearly 25 million citizens are considered at risk for malaria — the disease is one of the top five causes of death. With support from the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), GHSC-PSM procures and delivers health supplies like long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and…
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Fighting Malaria With Better Data
LogisticsMalariaMadagascar
April 6, 2018As a data manager at Madagascar’s Directorate of Malaria Control (DLP), Rajaonarivelo Fitiavana Raparijaona contributes to the fight against malaria in a setting that is anything but easy: he is responsible for receiving and analyzing all health commodity logistics data from the district health…
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Expanding Lesotho’s Electronic “Informed Push” System to Improve Supply Management and Planning
Supply PlanningLesotho
March 26, 2018Ensuring Lesotho’s health clinics are stocked with essential supplies is no easy task in the rugged and mountainous nation known as the “Kingdom of the Sky.” While the distance and poor road networks between central warehouses and remote facilities make physically delivering supplies difficult, the…
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Aligning Angola’s Demand for HIV/AIDS Commodities Through a National Quantification of HIV/AIDS Requirements
Supply PlanningHIV/AIDSAngola
January 30, 2018People living with HIV/AIDS rely on regular access to antiretroviral (ARV) medications to suppress the amount of human immunodeficiency virus in their blood — or their “viral load.” A low viral load signifies that a person’s immune system is working to keep their HIV in check and limiting…