Infectious diseases have a profound impact on economic development of nations. This is particularly relevant for developing countries, where new or resurging infections pose enormous challenges to already fragile health systems. Communicable diseases are the leading cause of mortality in all…
In the four Central American countries that receive systems strengthening support through the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Panama), each country’s Ministry of Health is responsible for the…
Pharmacists across South Africa strive to ensure that the appropriate medicines are always available for patients when they visit their hospital, community health center or clinic. To do this, pharmacy staff employ various methods to track which medicines need to be restocked at any given time.
In…
Malaria is among the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the DRC, accounting for an estimated 40 percent of outpatient visits to health facilities among children under five years of age and 40 percent of overall child mortality. The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) estimates that the…
GHSC-PSM kicked off 2017 with the completion of its first full-cycle procurement of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), from requisition order receipt to quality assurance to delivery.
The order of 570,474 LLINs was delivered to three provinces in Tanzania and one in…
Last fall, staff in GHSC-PSM’s first country buy-in — Mozambique — completed a complex regional warehouse move to an upgraded location. The Nampula regional warehouse opened for business on Sept. 26.
The new warehouse has a sturdier floor and roof, defined office space, and a perimeter around the…