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…
On August 25, Devex published an article entitled, “Exclusive: Documents reveal largest USAID health project in trouble,” reporting that the Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management project (GHSC-PSM) is experiencing issues in delivery and performance. PSM is in many ways unprecedented — it is a complete integration of numerous complex health supply…
In 2015, the United Nations ratified the Sustainable Development Goals, which include bold targets to eradicate poverty and deliver comprehensive healthcare worldwide by 2030. To achieve Goal 3, ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages, reaching the largest segment of the world’s poor — the women, children, and men who live…
To meet the critical global health challenges of today’s world, the USAID Procurement and Supply Management Project (PSM) will transform global and national supply chains for essential health commodities into a supply chain that serves all people in need. In addition to optimizing supply chains, PSM applies a holistic approach to strengthening in-country supply chain…
To ensure that HIV/AIDS patients have consistent access to the drugs they need, the USAID-supported Kenya Pharma project created a secure and reliable supply chain that prevents stockouts, while expanding the number of service delivery points (SDPs) where patients can receive antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. To expand access, Kenya Pharma expanded care through satellite facilities in…