Preparing for the New Normal: Adapting Health Supply Chains to COVID-19 and Beyond

On December 16, 2020, Chemonics and the Global Health Supply Chain Summit Group co-hosted a virtual panel discussion on adapting global health supply chains to the “new normal” caused by COVID-19.
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InfoMED: Visibility ​for Pharmaceutical Logistics Data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This presentation explains InfoMED, a comprehensive LMIS for commodity management which captures patient data and triangulates it with data on drug availability.
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Tracking Health Commodities Down to the Last Mile: COMS and Data Warehouse Walk-Through

On October 7 and 8, Chemonics hosted a two-part series on tracking health commodities down to the last mile in Nigeria.
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Quality Considerations of Zambian Wholesalers and Regulatory Authorities to Increase Availability and Access to Quality Maternal Newborn, and Child Health Products

This document combines document review and semi-structured key informant interviews with maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) wholesaler representatives and key government stakeholders to inform the findings on four focal areas—product sourcing, storage, distribution and quality oversight.
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Vendor Managed Inventory: Shorter Lead time, Great Cost Savings, Larger Health Impact

Vendor-managed inventory requires vendors to hold a specified amount of readily available commodities for the sole use of the procurer. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project uses vendor-managed inventory for several health commodities.
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Wholesaler Capacity to Provide Quality Assured Maternal, Newborn and Child Commodities

Wholesalers can improve the availability and quality of maternal, newborn, and child (MNCH). The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project helped identify wholesalers’ challenges and opportunities.
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Emergency Supply Chain Preparedness in the Context of COVID-19

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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Webinar: Supply Chain Workforces in Pandemic Response

On June 10, 2020, Chemonics and People that Deliver hosted a webinar that brought together health supply chain professionals to share insights on how the pandemic has affected supply chain operations.
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Emergency Supply Chain Preparedness and Response

When it comes to emergency supply chain management, a little preparedness goes a long way. This Emergency Supply Chain Toolkit helps countries prepare for and deploy the necessary systems and tools to respond to major disruptions.
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Ambient Climate Monitoring in Health Supply Chains

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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