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Transforming supply chains to improve low- and middle-income countries' procurement and public health systems
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Access to medicines, health products, food, books, and other essential commodities is elemental to ending extreme poverty, building human capacity, and creating vibrant markets around the world. Our multi-sector supply chain practice works with local stakeholders to transform their supply chain performance. Our dynamic portfolio of long-term projects adapts data-driven private sector practices to build resilient supply chains that have world-class efficiency, ease of use, and last-mile reach.

Learn more about the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management project. 

Services in Supply Chain Management

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    Forecasting and Supply Planning
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    Commodity Procurement and Freight Forwarding
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    Distribution and Transportation
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    Warehousing and Inventory Management
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    Data Visibility
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    Human Resources for Supply Chain Management
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    Laboratory Systems 
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    Pharmaceutical Waste Management

01 Forecasting and Supply Planning


We use and promote advanced quantification methods to improve forecasts and provide suppliers and managers with more accurate information to plan their procurements and deliveries, all of which helps countries avoid stockouts and product waste through expiration. Consolidating supply plans from multiple countries also allows for bulk purchasing and drives down commodity costs. Our experts…

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02 Commodity Procurement and Freight Forwarding


Using integrated logistics strategies, we adapt proven commercial methods for procurement and tools to optimize supply chain performance. These efforts allow us to build country‐level capacity to improve operations along local and global supply chains. Our approach to commodity procurement involves liaising with key vendors and suppliers of commodities globally and locally, subcontractor management, strategic…

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03 Distribution and Transportation


We provide technical assistance to outsource transportation for health commodity distribution and also facilitate this distribution. This includes conducting assessments of the private sector transportation and third-party logistics market in a country, providing assistance in the transportation tendering process, and providing assistance in ongoing vendor performance management, transportation cost, and service benchmarking.

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04 Warehousing and Inventory Management


Using data-driven solutions to improve in-country warehousing and inventory methods, we establish and continuously maintain appropriate inventory strategies for commodities purchased on behalf of USAID for distribution in partner countries. These strategies seek to strike the right balance between cost (including inventory, operating, transportation, and capital deployment) and service (including lead time, stock outs, and…

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05 Data Visibility


To achieve a high level of data visibility, we have a smart supply chain management information system that automates every step along the chain, from demand planning and sourcing to order management, logistics and warehouse management, and supply chain optimization. Additionally, we are fully responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, completeness, and availability of data…

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06 Human Resources for Supply Chain Management


Achieving a well-performing, motivated workforce requires strengthening the organizational systems, processes, and environment in which supply chain workers perform their duties. We go beyond basic capacity building to look at long-term solutions to organizational and people development, considering the development of human resources systems as an investment. We do this by providing technical support to…

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07 Laboratory Systems 


The full optimization of laboratory networks informs health commodity supply planning, equipment placement, and budgeting requests to secure sufficient funding. We use open-source data-driven optimization tools — Laboratory Efficiency and Quality Improvement Planning (LabEQIP) and ForLab — to improve local laboratory networks and advance high-quality service delivery across all countries.

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08 Pharmaceutical Waste Management


To avoid the indirect or direct impacts of poorly managed health care waste, our pharmaceutical waste management activities provide technical assistance to country counterparts. We implement best management practices, which incorporate appropriate health and safety measures, and environmental safeguards, which include proper disposal of medical waste in accordance with international norms and regulations.

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Supply Chain Workforces in Pandemic Response

Health systems in low- and middle-income countries are facing the urgent pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch our webinar recording.

Achieving Better Data: How an eLMIS is Transforming Malawi’s Health Supply Chain

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.

Thank You For the Medicine: Supplies Saving Lives in Rwanda

The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) improves health outcomes and builds brighter futures by supporting supply chain heroes worldwide with training, tools, and treatments.

Tracking Commodities Down to the Last Mile in Nigeria: COMS Webinar Recording

Recording from October 7, 2020 webinar on the Commodity Order Management System we are piloting in Nigeria.

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Dr. Grace Adeya

USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Project Malaria Task Order Director

Marlene Amedome

Procurement & Deliver/Return Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)

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Ryno Badenhorst

Namibia Country Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program - Procurement and Supply Management Project

Kevin Biggs

Myanmar Country Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program - Procurement and Supply Management Project

Jamey Butcher

Jamey Butcher

Chemonics President and CEO

Barry Chovitz

Technical Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Project

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White Paper: Private Sector Engagement to Advance and Sustain Health Supply Chain Resiliency
Preparing for the New Normal: Adapting Health Supply Chains to COVID-19 and Beyond
Blended Finance Technical Briefs
Activity Based Costing
Data Collection by Phone: The South Sudan Call Center
Measuring Temperature throughout Global Health Supply Chains Using Internet of Things (IoT) Data Loggers
Webinar: Supply Chain Workforces in Pandemic Response
Benin’s Young Logisticians Professional Program
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Integrating Supply Chains in Nigeria

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Strengthening Logistics Information and Management Systems in Chad

Fostering Responsible Local Stewardship of Global Fund Grants

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Stronger Book Supply Chains for Honduran Schools

Empowering Health Leaders in West and Central Africa and Haiti

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Modernizing the Family Planning Supply Chain in Pakistan

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Strengthening Health Systems and Access in Senegal

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Building a Skilled Health Supply Chain Workforce for Haiti

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Making Supply Chain Data Visibility a Reality

Making Vaccines More Visible

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Dealing with Counterfeits

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Are Middlemen the Key to Stronger Value Chains in Uganda?

Efficient Supply Chains Deliver Results in Kenya

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Tajikistan: Building Resilience into the Oxygen Supply Chain

Ukraine: Collaborating to Successfully Deliver HIV Medication

Driving Innovation and Managing Risk in the Global Health Supply Chain 

Leveraging Private Sector Approaches to Enable Patient-Centric Supply Chains

Achieving Data Driven Health Supply Chains: Local Lessons and Global Solutions

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Creativity and Innovation During a Global Crisis

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