More than 100,000 deaths per year in Africa are linked to counterfeit medicines, either because the medicines were substandard or simply contained no active ingredients at all. Using counterfeit medicines with an insufficient dosage of active ingredients can lead to drug resistance, particularly in the case of diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. The problem…
The Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is a large investment from the U.S. government in its mission to ensure people have access to critical health commodities. Recent news articles have reported on interest from Congress and the Inspector General (IG) on GHSC-PSM’s performance. Chemonics respects and welcomes IG and…
USAID’s investments in Francophone countries of West and Central Africa and Haiti have significantly improved availability of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and maternal and child health (MCH) and family planning (FP) commodities. To further enhance the health commodity security in the region, country leaders need to be empowered with knowledge, tools, and resources to address systemic barriers…
To improve access to high-quality health products worldwide, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management project employs cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices to make global health supply chains more efficient and reach more people.
Shane McGee is an international development professional with 15 years of experience in government, non-profit, and for-profit organizations. With Chemonics International, he currently serves as deputy country director in Zambia for the GHSC-PSM project. In this role, Shane helps develop the technical vision and strategic direction of GHSC-PSM in Zambia, while managing technical implementation for…
Samantha Salcedo-Mason leads the knowledge management and communications, monitoring and evaluation, and data analytics teams for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. Samantha has worked in the public health supply chain space for more than a decade. She previously served as director of knowledge sharing and communications…
Kate Woods has nearly 20 years of development experience leading operational, administrative, and management processes for USAID-funded projects. She is currently the director of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Project. Prior to that she lead a USAID-funded supply chain technical assistance project as the country director in Côte d’Ivoire,…
Dr. Florence Guillaume is a licensed pediatrician with 30 years of public health experience in Haiti. Before joining the GHSC-PSM project, she served as Haiti’s health minister for five years, providing strategic support to colleagues at the central and departmental levels, while also giving technical guidance to USAID for health programming in-country. As health minister,…
Daniel Taddesse has more than 18 years of pharmaceutical and public health development experience with government and development organizations, including project management, system design, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation and cultivating strategic relationships with stakeholders. Currently, Daniel leads a team of more than 150 in Ethiopia for the GHSC-PSM project. He has extensive experience in…
Benjamin Ongeri is a pharmacist and a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) with more than 15 years of pharmaceutical management experience. He provides overall strategic direction for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Namibia. This includes leading the development of pharmaceutical supply chain systems strengthening technical…
Joshua Leland is a development professional with more than two decades of progressive experience managing teams and driving growth. His expertise spans strategic leadership, entrepreneurial initiatives, and executive management in both headquarters and overseas roles. As vice president for corporate development, he leads execution of Chemonics’ inorganic growth strategy through strategic partnerships, investment, and acquisition.…