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New Publication Summarizes the Importance of Pre-Service Training
is an activity summary that highlights the project’s current work to integrate pre-service training activities in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. Partnering with local academic institutions, the project is empowering students in these countries to manage their local supply chains more effectively. (May 08, 2013)

New Supply Chain Management Course Offers Path to Sustainability
In Pakistan, the first certificate course on supply chain management has broken new ground in improving the health of that country’s population. This three credit course marks the beginning of an era where logistics capacity for critical health programs is developed and sustained within Pakistan’s own public institutions. (May 02, 2013)

Successes and Challenges in Managing the Malaria Supply Chain
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT works with each of the 25 countries it supports under PMI to tailor the management of their malaria supply chains. Click on the link above to learn more. (April 24, 2013)

In Tanzania, Iramba Health Supply Chain Goes from Failing to Model System
In 2009, key staff at Tanzania’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) and Medical Stores Department (MSD) declared the council health management team (CHMT) of the Iramba district to be one of the poorest performing teams in the country in the stock management of medicines and supplies. Today, Iramba has been named a center of excellence for health commodity management by the USAID |DELIVER PROJECT and the Supply Chain Management System project. Click on the link above to learn more. (April 19, 2013)

At Harvard University, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and Supply Chain Management System Project Materials Used To Support Supply Chain Course
To read more, please click on the title above. (April 18, 2013)

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Mourns the Loss of Mwiinde Munang'andu
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our colleague Mwiinde Munang'andu, who passed away on Saturday after a car crash while traveling to the Kasama provincial office in Zambia. (April 17, 2013)

Ensuring the Availability of Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Commodities in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and partners have worked hard to combat maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) illnesses, but the burden of these conditions in Nigeria remains high. Last summer, as part of several strategic interventions to increase MNCH services for the most vulnerable populations, the FMOH and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT conducted a first-ever forecast and funding gap analysis for MNCH commodities (April 10, 2013)

New Guide and Dashboard Can Help Improve Procurement Performance
Three new publications developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT will help health supply chain program managers understand and track key performance indicators for the procurement process. (April 09, 2013)

Making Condoms Available When and Where They Are Needed
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT celebrates International Condom Day by working to ensure that condoms for family planning (FP) and the prevention of HIV and other STIs are available when and where clients need them. Click on the title above to learn more. (February 14, 2013)

New Brief Describes the Importance of Tracking Contraceptive Finances
New Brief Describes the Importance of Tracking Contraceptive Finances (February 13, 2013)

New Publication Offers Guidance on Computerizing a Logistics Management Information System
In response to the growing need for automation, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has published Computerizing Logistics Management Information Systems: A Program Manager's Guide. This guide is intended as a reference to be used when considering starting an LMIS automation project, planning for one, and executing that plan. (January 30, 2013)

New Technical Briefs Offer Strategies to Strengthen Malaria Supply Chains
New Technical Briefs Offer Strategies to Strengthen Malaria Supply Chains (January 28, 2013)

Pakistan Improves Access to Health Supplies by Strengthening Supply Chain
Several new publications, including a one-page infographic, explore Pakistan's supply chain improvements and highlight the success in increasing access to health supplies. Click on the link above to learn more. (January 17, 2013)

New Online Tools Broaden Access to Reproductive Health Supplies Data
New Online Tools Broaden Access to Reproductive Health Supplies Data (December 18, 2012)

The Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT present a proposal to help improve essential medicines logistics in Mesoamerica at the Council of Central American Health Ministers (COMISCA)
The Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT present a proposal to help improve essential medicines logistics in Mesoamerica at the Council of Central American Health Ministers (COMISCA) (December 10, 2012)

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Supports Study on How To Use GIS and Family Planning Data for Enhanced Decisionmaking
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Supports Study on How To Use GIS and Family Planning Data for Enhanced Decisionmaking (December 07, 2012)

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Recognizes World AIDS Day 2012
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Recognizes World AIDS Day 2012 (November 30, 2012)

African Countries Look to Mobile Technology for Family Planning and Reproductive Health
African Countries Look to Mobile Technology for Family Planning and Reproductive Health (November 16, 2012)

Pneumonia Treatment: A Case for Robust Supply Chains
Pneumonia is the number one killer of children under five, with more than 99 percent of deaths occurring in developing countries. On this World Pneumonia Day, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT celebrates improvements in access to care, which includes building robust supply chains to ensure that drugs and medical supplies are available to patients, even in hard to reach places. Read more about why supply chains are a major concern for treatment of pneumonia in the Huffington Post blog featuring JSI President Joel Lamstein. Also, look for more resources on community case management on the website of JSI's SC4CCM Project. (November 13, 2012)

Staff Blogs on Contraceptive Security, 2012 APHA Annual Meeting
Staff Blogs on Contraceptive Security from 2012 APHA Annual Meeting (November 06, 2012)

Strategic Alliance Launched for the Future of Product Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Strategic Alliance Launched for the Future of Product Availability in Latin America and the Caribbean (October 23, 2012)

2012 Global Health Supply Chain Summit: Registration Now Open
2012 Global Health Supply Chain Summit: Registration Now Open (September 06, 2012)

In Case You Missed It: Critical Issues Series Presentations Available
Presentations from The Future of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management: Intelligent, Integrated, and Informed Design. (August 29, 2012)

New CD Toolkit Offers Resources for Laboratory Supply Chains
Laboratory services play a significant role in a country’s public health system and in the delivery of quality health services. Resources for Laboratory Supply Chains: A CD Toolkit provides a variety of tools necessary for strengthening a national laboratory supply chain system. (August 15, 2012)

New Infographic on Getting Essential Medicines to Customers
Recently, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT engaged in a fruitful partnership with the Mesoamerican Health Initiative 2015 of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to produce a high-level infographic for health policymakers. The infographic, which is available in both English and Spanish, was enthusiastically received at the latest meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s LAC Forum in May 2012. (August 07, 2012)

World Population Day: A Call to Action on Behalf of Women and Families around the World
Today, on World Population Day, governments and international partners are meeting at the London Summit on Family Planning to voice their support for the 200 million women and girls in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are not using effective methods of contraception. Learn how the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is working to improve how family planning commodities are provided to programs and people. (July 11, 2012)

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Publishes New Series of Documents on Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) and Decentralization
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has published a new series of documents on reproductive health commodity security (RHCS) and decentralization. These publications explain strategies that address financing, services, policies, and stewardship. (July 03, 2012)

Family Planning for Healthy Children: Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday
More than 7 million children will die this year before they reach the age of five, mostly from preventable causes. The Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday campaign, led by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brings attention to these 7 million children and the progress toward ending preventable child deaths. Click the link above to read the full article. (May 23, 2012)


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