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.…
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a dire problem in Kenya. There are already high levels of resistance to common first-line drugs and rising infections from life-threatening…
For many health care workers in South Africa, access to information on medicine availability is vital to adequately service the health care needs of their patients. To acquire this data, health establishment staff and pharmacy managers have been developing various medicine availability reports,…
The World Health Organization has provided guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers to wear when caring for patients as the world fights the global COVID-19 pandemic. This PPE includes medical masks, gowns, gloves, and eye protection (goggles or face shields).…
In Ghana, MOH partners with private logistics companies for mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to students
Over just two weeks in 2019, third-party logistics (3PL) partners in Ghana helped the Ministry of Health (MOH) distribute close to 1.5 million bed nets to students,…
Over the last decade, Ethiopia has made strides in its ongoing battle against malaria. Still, the country’s 2017 Malaria Indicator Survey found that only 64 percent of all households in malaria-endemic zones owned at least one long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net. In 2017, the U.S. President’s…
The first ever virtual International AIDS Society (IAS) conference was held from July 6-9, 2020 followed by IAS' first COVID-19-focused conference from July 10-11, 2020. Delegates from 175 countries tuned in to virtual presentations, workshops, posters and more to learn about new HIV/AIDS research…