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.…
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (USAID GHSC-PSM) project is leveraging the GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) to synchronize master data.
Collaboration with supply chain partners via the GDSN presents a significant opportunity to increase…
In October 2019, the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (SSI) asked USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project to identify a solution to the imminent stockout of dolutegravir 50mg (DTG) – an essential medication for the treatment of HIV. The SSI…
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is leveraging GS1 standards for product identification, data capture and master data synchronization. These standards enable identification, data capture and real-time data sharing among global trading…
Since its appearance on the global and country stage earlier this year, COVID-19 has significantly impacted supply chains. In preparation and response, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project continuously gathers information on this dynamic…
Meet Veronica Finu, midwife at Adawso Health Center in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Labor is her favorite part of her job. To ensure safe delivery for the mothers in her care, she must have quality oxytocin on hand. Oxytocin manages bleeding during and after childbirth, but must be kept cold to…
Sixty-year-old Jolly Mubanga and his wife have four children and two grandchildren, and live in Ndola, Zambia’s third-largest city. Both are on treatment for HIV/AIDS and receive their medicines through multi-month dispensing (MMD), a strategy that moves patients from monthly to three- or six-month…