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.…
A mother of two, Doreen has spent her whole life in Hakaloba — a small farming village in the Nalube area of southwestern Zambia. Growing up, she never had opportunities for higher education or formal training. She never had access to stable employment or a steady income. Now, Doreen works as…
A year ago, Harrison Nzima was so ill he couldn’t work and lost his job. His weight loss, diarrhea, and extreme bodily weakness were symptoms from infections and a compromised immune system.
During the last two years, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project has been working closely with Angola’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to optimize public health supply chain management. The initial focus of support included improvements to data…
Malaria is among the top five leading causes of death in Madagascar. The disease remains endemic for 90 percent of the country’s population of 26 million. Just one bite from a malaria-infected mosquito can be a death sentence.
Malaria has long been thought of as a disease that is controllable at…
Malaria is one of the top-five causes of mortality in Madagascar. But getting effective prevention and treatment to those who need it isn't always easy.
In 2018, GHSC-PSM — with support from the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) — helped procure and distribute 13 million long-…