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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Thanks to the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM), an electronic logistics management information system is improving operations and outcomes for the Ministry of Health in Malawi.
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Dr. Charlemagne Gnoula is a pharmacist with more than 16 years of experience with the health supply chain in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Prior to joining the Global Health Supply Chain – Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone…
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The Government Innovation Awards recognize disruptors and emerging leaders who are using information technology to transform government agencies. This year, USAID and Chemonics are recognized for using technology to overcome challenges in low-resource settings.
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New partnership enables international development company to leverage One Network’s blockchain-enabled platform to ensure the timely delivery of critical medicines in Nigeria.
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Supply chain logistics costs can account for up to 50 percent of a health product’s final price. According to Director Dah El Hadj Sidi, reducing costs throughout the supply chain could free up much-needed funding for other essential health-care programs. Photo credit: Lan Andrian/USAID GHSC-PSM.
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We have medicine to prevent hemorrhage after childbirth, but it is not reaching women in developing countries. Expert Beth Yeager discusses how we can make sure this lifesaving technology is available to those who need it.
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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,…
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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…
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