For the third consecutive year, the Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance Francophone Task Order (GHSC-TA Francophone TO) was honored to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hosting “Women Professionals in Francophone Africa’s Health Supply Chains,” a panel of industry professionals from Francophone Africa, which took place on February 10th, 2023.…
The theme for this year’s event was “improving education for a more equitable world”, and we shared our work on education in conflict and crisis, social and emotional learning, data- and technology-driven approaches to positive youth development, and the intersection of youth, climate action, and workforce development. Our education experts presented during the following sessions:…
Biographies for the moderator and seven panelists participating in the January 31, 2023, webinar “Extending Our Reach: Critical Actions to End Malaria.”
USAID’s End Malaria Project supports the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to achieve and sustain its goal of universal coverage of ITNs through mass and school-based distribution campaigns in targeted provinces as determined by the NMCP and the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). The project will strengthen the…
The United States Agency of International Development (USAID) Senegal Building a Resilient Health System (BRHS) activity supports the Government of Senegal (GOS) and its Ministry of Health and Social Action (MSAS) to make meaningful and sustainable improvements to its country’s health system. The first of three components under USAID’s “Improving Health Status and Human Capital…
The Mozambique Integrated Malaria Program (IMaP) is a five-year USAID-funded project implemented by Chemonics International that will contribute to reducing malaria mortality, morbidity, and parasitemia in four high malaria burden provinces (Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Tete, and Zambézia). IMaP will achieve this goal through three objectives: Support the implementation of proven malaria interventions at community and…
Thinking and working politically (TWP) entails carefully considering the operating context and how project interventions might affect it, then adapting the interventions to best advance common objectives within the local system. This report responds to the question of what explains practitioners’ particular interest in TWP as an explicit strategy and more than just “doing good…
Recently, Chemonics staff joined 250+ supply chain professionals from around the world at the 2022 Global Health Supply Chain Summit (GHSCS) in Dakar, Senegal. Our staff participated of a series of presentations and panels aimed at exploring partnerships, innovations, and approaches for the next generation of equitable, resilient health systems and the supply chains that…
Today the world faces numerous global crises – the devastating impact of climate change, the threat of pandemics like COVID-19, an increase in conflict – and more. We know to address these unprecedented challenges, we’ll need unprecedented solutions. It is clear that innovation is more important now than ever, but how do we work together…
The Chemonics implemented USAID Nigeria Strategic HIV/AIDS and TB Response Program (SHARP) TO 03 project contributed greatly to the fight against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis infection in Nigeria. In addition to achieving all targets across the 95-95-95 cascade, the project strengthened the Nigerian health system by strengthening the capacity of government stakeholders and engaging local organizations…
ICFP2022 brought together more than 3,500 participants from at least 125 countries for the world’s largest scientific conference focused on family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights from November 14-17, 2022, in Pattaya, Thailand. Twenty Chemonics staff participated at the conference, representing work Chemonics conducted in Angola, Bangladesh, Niger, Rwanda, the West African…
Product packaging is important for contraceptive security. It is relevant at every level of the supply chain and contributes to the “6 rights” of logistics. As a result, USAID, UNFPA, and the Chemonics-led USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management Project (GHSC-PSM) began a multi-year, coordinated effort to consider improvements how products are…