After the war broke out in Ukraine, people were not only made vulnerable by the conflict itself, but also by being displaced and losing access to lifesaving medicines.
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Recording from October 7, 2020 webinar on the Commodity Order Management System we are piloting in Nigeria.
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Sample transportation remains a challenge in resource-limited countries. This study assesses impact of using the private sector to transport samples in the National Integrated Specimen Referral Network (NISRN).
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COVID-19 has impacted the global pharmaceutical supply chain in multiple ways, including supply, transportation, and long-term, unknown impacts. While COVID-19 presents unique challenges, a strong supply chain is a prepared supply chain.
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Temperature data is critical for ensuring that health commodities are not compromised during transportation to end users.
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The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management project is using drone technology to increase service delivery of health commodities and laboratory samples to and from hard-to-reach areas.
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Steve Thomas
Warehousing and Inventory Logistics Advisor, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management Project
Steve Thomas is a logistics and supply chain expert with more than 35 years of experience. Steve is well-versed in international logistics and currently serves as a warehousing and inventory logistics advisor for the USAID Global…
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Volumetrics – measuring a unit’s dimensions and weight to better understand how much space a shipment might need – is critical to ensuring that supply chains meet the demands of their customers.
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Taking into account the impact temperature and climates can have on health supply chains, Chemonics has researched, tested, and installed temperature and humidity monitoring sensors in several countries, with the support of USAID, to ensure the safe procurement and delivery of health products abroad.
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In hard-to-reach rural regions, with limited distribution systems, USAID’s Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management project is considering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to take on the workload. Someday drones may move HIV/AIDS supplies and other health commodities skyward.
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Wouldn’t you want to know if the milk you were buying was spoiled or your vegetables were rotten on the inside? In global health supply chains, it’s not just about what you deliver or when you deliver it, but it’s also critical to consider “how” we deliver these vital commodities. Ensuring the medicines and other health commodities we provide are safe for use is just as important as availability and delivering on time.
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The recently published Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report of the USAID Global Health and Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project shows significant strides in delivering lifesaving health commodities.
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