Latest Publications

Pre-Service Training: Saving lives by developing local capacity in supply chain management (SCM) (5,774 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
Pre-Service Training: Saving lives by developing local capacity in supply chain management (SCM) 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.

New Supply Chain Management Course Offers Path to Sustainability (340 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
This Photo & Caption story describes how the recently developed supply chain management course of Pakistan’s Health Services Academy is breaking new ground to improve the health of the population.

Task Orders 3 and 7 (Malaria): FY2012 Annual Report--October 2011-September 2012 (3,253 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2012
Annual report for Task Orders 3 and 7 of the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. Describes malaria-related activities of the project.

Procurement Performance Indicators Guide: Using Procurement Performance Indicators to Strengthen the Procurement Process for Public Health Commodities (629 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
This guide describes suggested key indicators that can be helpful in tracking the performance of various aspects of a procurement system. The guide provides the following information for each indicator: the formula for calculating the indicator, guidance on setting an appropriate target level, where to find the data needed to calculate the indicator, how to use the results, and how to illustrate the results.

Key Performance Indicators Strengthen Procurement in Latin America (243 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
This brief describes the evolution of contraceptive procurement in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, highlighting how LAC countries monitored and evaluated key data when making performance improvements. By introducing and monitoring key indicators, they were able to smooth the procurement process and improve procurement performance.

Procurement Performance Indicators Dashboard (163 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
To be used in conjunction with the Procurement Performance Indicators Guide—Using Procurement Performance Indicators to Strengthen the Procurement Process for Public Health Commodities, this Microsoft Excel spreadsheet captures procurement performance data and graphically summarizes results for procurement indicators in a dashboard format. The indicators provide health commodity procurement managers with key performance information on different aspects of a procurement system, including cost, quality, timeliness of processes, system productivity, and system integrity.

Price Analysis of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (387 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
The quantity of malaria rapid diagnostic test kits procured by the project has increased from 3,464,000 in 2008 to 34,277,395 in 2012. Within this growing and competitive market, countries and programs should be ensured that they consistently receive a reasonable price for RDTs. This brief analyzes the pricing of RDTs throughout the duration of the project to provide a better understanding of the factors contributing to pricing.

Regional Training Institutes Become Long-term Sustainable Partners (178 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
This brief describes how four Regional Training Institutes (RTIs) in Africa and South America have trained hundreds of decisionmakers, in dozens of countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, in commodity security and supply chain management (SCM). Over the past four years, the RTIs have evolved as leaders in training for SCM and logistics in developing countries.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), February 2013 (1,149 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
A Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia that highlights logistics and supply chain activities in Zambia.

Madagascar: Improved Coordination Yields Better Malaria Commodity Management (431 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2013
This brief describes how better coordination among stakeholders was key to improving malaria commodity management in Madagascar.