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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Temperature data is critical for ensuring that health commodities are not compromised during transportation to end users.
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Gordon Brown is a supply chain management specialist with over 17 years of logistics management experience across a variety of challenging environments. As a supply chain professional and trade specialist, his roles have included project management,…
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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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Steve Thomas is a logistics and supply chain expert with more than 35 years of experience. Steve is well-versed in international logistics and currently serves as a warehousing and inventory logistics advisor for the USAID Global…
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Barry Chovitz has almost 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical supply chain management, working as a director or deputy director for supply chain projects in Tanzania, Namibia, and Mozambique. Barry has participated in a variety of…
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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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Volumetrics – measuring a unit’s dimensions and weight to better understand how much space a shipment might need – is critical to ensuring that supply chains meet the demands of their customers.
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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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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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We work alongside key stakeholders to help countries build resilient and sustainable health systems.
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From barcodes on apples to serial numbers on laptops, standard identifiers help ensure product quality and traceability through the supply chain. The same goes for health commodities — lives depend on it.
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