Malawi Country Reports

Malawi: Distribution of DMPA at the Community Level: Lessons Learned (327 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2010
In 2008, Malawi piloted the distribution of DMPA to the community by Health Surveillance Assistants. This report presents lessons learned during the initial implementation from gaining stakeholder buy-in to curriculum development and the initial three months after the training and implementation roll-out. The report presents lessons learned that will be valuable for other countries considering similar community-based distribution, with particular attention paid to the supply chain implications of distributing family planning commodities to the last mile.

Malawi: Laboratory Standardization Workshop (2,276 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The mandate for the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT in Malawi has expanded to include laboratory supplies, which is a relatively new area of focus for the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH). An assessment of Malawi’s laboratory system found that to successfully manage the logistics system for laboratory supplies, the laboratory testing services needed to be standardized for each level of the system. This publication covers the standardization of laboratory tests, techniques, and equipment.

Malawi: Laboratory Services and Supply Chain Assessment (684 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
In January and February 2009, the Ministry of Health (MOH), with technical assistance from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 1, conducted an assessment of laboratory services and the management of the supply chain for laboratory commodities and equipment in government and Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) health facilities in Malawi.

Malawi: ARV Supply Chain Integration: An Assessment of the ARV and Essential Medicines Logistics Systems (5,614 KB)
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Author(s): Raja Rao, John Durgavich
Date of Publication 2008
A consultant team from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT assessed the ARV and integrated essential medicines logistics systems to determine whether the antiretroviral (ARV) supply chain—of which several components are managed vertically to the Central Medical Stores (CMS) system—can be integrated into the CMS system without a loss of service.

Malawi: HIV Test Kit Supply Chain Assessment and Quantification (4,942 KB)
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Author(s): Claudia Allers, Amanda Mwirotsi
Date of Publication 2008
This report documents the findings and recommendations from the supply chain assessment, as well as the methodology and results of the quantification with the total quantities and costs of the HIV test kits required and the funding requirements per year based on known funding commitments and funding gaps identified at the time of the quantification.

Malawi: Final Country Report (1,560 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER project
Date of Publication 2007
The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Malawi is committed to establishing an integrated health logistics system, especially for products in the Essential Health Package (EHP). Over a six-year period, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT provided technical assistance to the MOH in building an integrated logistics system, including the implementation of the reengineered logistics system; designing and implementing a new training program based on a revised set of standard operating procedures; and improving the EHP supply chain and information systems.

Malawi Logistics System Assessment and Stock Status Report 2006: Comparison of 2004 and 2006 Assessment Results (1,983 KB)
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Author(s): Jaya Chimnani, Veronica Chirwa, Erika Ronnow
Date of Publication 2006
In March 2006, DELIVER conducted a nationally representative survey on the availability of selected health commodities at Ministry of Health (MOH) and nongovernmental organization (NGO) facilities throughout Malawi. Comparative analysis was conducted with the results from the 2004 survey and to determine any change in the health commodity logistics system over the last two years.

Experiences from the Field: Strategies for Skills Transfer in Supply Chain Management for Developing Countries (775 KB)
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Author(s): Kieran McGregor, Yasmin Chandani
Date of Publication 1999
This report recommends steps that should be taken to help developing country nationals institutionalize supply chain skills.