Changes in our climate are contributing to changes in vector ecology, amplifying the risk of epidemics and pandemics from both endemic and emerging infectious disease agents. In addition, the threat of bioterrorism continues to pervade across the globe. Global health, however, security cannot be achieved without the creation of equitable, resilient, and efficient health systems…
Chemonics is proud to announce that Anna Slother has been promoted to President of Chemonics’ U.S. Government (USG) Operations, overseeing a portfolio devoted to the company’s U.S. Government-funded development projects. In this new role, Anna will oversee more than 5,000 employees around the globe, managing more than 100 projects in 96 countries across 15 technical…
Chemonics staff were excited to join more than 400 other supply chain professionals from around the world at the recent 2023 Global Health Supply Chain Summit (GHSCS). Our staff from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Zambia, and Washington, D.C., participated in a series of presentations and panels under the summit theme, “The Journey to Self-Reliance:…
In commemoration of the 35th World AIDS Day themed “World AIDS Day 35: Remember and Commit,” Chemonics reflects on three and a half decades supporting the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Join us in reflecting on milestones and committing to the ongoing journey by clicking on the interactive experience below!
As highlighted in the USAID Policy Framework, the agency recognizes the pivotal role of private sector engagement and investment as essential components of its development strategy. To turn this vision into reality, implementing partners must adopt innovative strategies that foster conducive environments for deal-making. Here, we explore three integral approaches to strengthening investment ecosystems: building partnerships,…
Chemonics implements international development programs in a variety of sectors across the world, very often among communities that live in fragile and complex environments. Under such circumstances, communities are often wary of participating in surveys and data collection as this may expose them to intimation, discrimination, or violence. At the same time, collecting data remains…
By relying on paper records, Nepal’s health supply chain faced a challenge in ensuring essential medicines were reaching all of its population, including those in remote or hard-to-reach areas. To remedy this, our USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project worked alongside the Government of Nepal to co-develop an online database…
A few years ago, I attended a roundtable discussion on private sector engagement in public health supply chains. Several business leaders shared their wisdom about how to make private sector supply chain partnerships work. There was a lot of discussion about technology and other interesting subjects, but the insight that really stuck with me was…
Private sector engagement in public health supply chains increases market competitivity, improves efficiency and allows for cost reduction, while enabling ministries of health to focus on their core competencies and become stewards of their supply chain operations. This paper, published in the Henry Stewart Publications Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, highlights best…
In October 2021, we celebrated the most significant breakthrough in three decades of malaria research: the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S or Mosquirix), the first vaccine endorsed for prevention of malaria in children and infants. So far, the vaccine has protected more than 1.2 million children under two in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi…
In malaria-endemic countries, timely and accurate malaria diagnosis is essential for effective case management. To strengthen laboratory services and malaria diagnosis, the Mozambique Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP), a five-year USAID-funded project led by Chemonics International Inc., implemented a variety of capacity building activities.