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Behind the Scenes to Scale-up Access to HIV Testing
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSMozambique
October 9, 2018An HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence. With a continuous supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV-positive individuals can live long, healthy lives and reduce the amount of HIV in their body — which also reduces the risk of…
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In Zambia, Steady Stream of ARVs Saves Lives
LogisticsHIV/AIDSZambia
August 24, 2018In the early 2000’s, three of Catherine Nalungwe’s children died one after another before the age of three. The cause of the children’s death became a source of pain and confusion for the family. Catherine later tested positive for HIV in…

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Supply Chain Hero: Aimable Bigirimana
Supply PlanningReproductive HealthRwanda
November 14, 2018As a pharmacist and supply chain manager in Rwanda, Aimable Bigirimana is a critical link in ensuring that essential medicines and family planning products get to Rwandans every day — and always with a smile. In this video, GHSC-PSM spotlights his work at Nayamata Hospital.…
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International Conference on Family Planning
Reproductive HealthRwanda
November 2, 2018   The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) is taking place November 12-15, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. GHSC-PSM will be there. Join us at one of these exciting sessions: Workshop: From Local Decisions to Global Markets: A workshop on improving family planning public sector market…
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IDA Foundation Is the First USAID Pre-Qualified Wholesaler to Sync Data Via the GDSN
Procurement
November 1, 2018Improving “product master data” — which is used to communicate essential information on commodities — is critical to strengthening global health supply chains. To this end, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is leveraging the the GS1…
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Behind the Scenes to Scale-up Access to HIV Testing
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSMozambique
October 9, 2018An HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence. With a continuous supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV-positive individuals can live long, healthy lives and reduce the amount of HIV in their body — which also reduces the risk of transmission to another person. Along with regular ARV use, regular…
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Guinea's National e-LMIS Roll-Out
LogisticsGuinea
September 20, 2018Guinea’s Ministry of Health (MoH) puts information at the heart of decision-making. The country’s existing Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) provides users data to ensure that health facilities and patients have access to the health products they need. To help revitalize the system,…
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Partnering to Speed Medicines to Patients
GovernanceLogisticsUganda
August 30, 2018The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project worked with local government, USAID, and other partners to reduce typically long and inconsistent lead times for importing health commodities from as much as eight weeks to an average of four. This…