January 21, 2025
Today is clinic day at Bechem Hospital in the Ahafo Region, for persons with HIV. Pharmacist Philip Opoku usually enjoys making sure his clients get their antiretroviral medications, especially since many travel long distances.…
Back in 2016, Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) West Itam in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria grappled with challenges ranging from inadequate staff to poor uptake of healthcare services due to an inadequate supply of medicines, healthcare personnel, and basic infrastructure. Mercy…
Forecasting and supply planning (FASP) combines data from past supply plans with insights about demand, to help make the best decisions for procurement. In Nepal, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project supported a three-day workshop on…
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In Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is responsible for the health services of its people. As part of that job, a large focus of its work is to ensure the…
The rapid uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations in Angola has brought an urgent need for monitoring the population after vaccination. To meet this need, the Angolan Ministry of Health (MOH) established post-vaccination surveillance sites at each vaccination point, providing assurance of active monitoring…
Lesotho and Namibia were announced recently as two of six African countries that have achieved HIV epidemic control. According to the findings, these two countries had high levels of viral suppression and retention in care, indicating effective treatment programs that reduce infection rates and…
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West African Health Organization (WAHO) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched an online portal for monitoring and reporting of adverse reactions from medicines…