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USAID partnering with Namibia to reduce HIV infections
ProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSNamibia
June 26, 2022 Namibia has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world but has experienced condom shortage in recent months. Condoms and other contraceptives are a priority for the Namibian government in preventing the spread of HIV. To support…

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World Health Worker Week 2022 Photo Essay
LogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply Chain HeroSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionHIV/AIDSMalariaMaternal and Child HealthReproductive HealthBurundiGhanaGuineaZambia
April 8, 2022GHSC-PSM is celebrating World Health Worker Week with stories about our supply chain professionals and their work to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through their technical and logistical support, as well as their dynamic, creative thinking, they work tirelessly to ensure that patients…
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Improving the Visibility of Warehouse Temperature Data at Zimbabwe’s Central Medical Stores
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionMaternal and Child HealthZimbabwe
April 7, 2022Many medications and medical products are susceptible to heat, humidity, and other circumstances. Zimbabwe’s temperatures range seasonally between six and 38 degrees Celsius (42-100 degrees Fahrenheit), and humidity can vary between 42 percent and 75 percent, presenting a significant challenge to…
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Private Sector Collaboration for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningCOVID-19South Africa
March 24, 2022The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Global Health Supply Chain Program – Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) works in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDoH), Provincial Departments of Health (PDoHs), and regulatory bodies to strengthen public health…
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Multi-month dispensing: A holiday gift
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSSouth Africa
March 24, 2022South Africa remains at the center of the global AIDS epidemic and has one of the highest burdens of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. An efficient and effective health product supply chain that supports medicine availability is critical to addressing that disease burden. During the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Supporting the Supply Chain: Aiding Resilience and Adherence
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningHIV/AIDSSouth Africa
March 24, 2022The year 2021 marked 40 years since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nonceba, or “Ncesh” as she is affectionately called by her community, has lived with HIV almost as long as it has existed. She is at the heart of the AIDS pandemic both as a person living with HIV, and as a…
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My Great Vaccination Experience
LogisticsSupply PlanningCOVID-19South Africa
March 24, 2022Across the globe, countries are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by tasking their national departments of health and other relevant bodies with tracking and controlling its spread. South Africa detected its first case of COVID-19 on March 5, 2020. By December 31, 2021, there were total of 3,475,…

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