Logistics Briefs and Success Stories

Achieving Contraceptive Security in El Salvador (456 KB)
English    Español   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
Examines El Salvador's progress toward achieving contraceptive security.

A Day in the Life: Logistics Support Officers in Bangladesh (410 KB)
English   
Author(s): Sylvia Ness
Date of Publication 2009
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT staff member Sylvia Ness gives a first hand account of the importance of Logistics Support Officers in Bangladesh.

After Receiving USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Logistics Training, Access to Health Products Improves in Nepal (816 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
To prevent stockouts and to increase the availability of health commodities in Nepal, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT partnered with the Government of Nepal/Ministry of Health and Population (Logistics Management Division/Department of Health Services [LMD/DOHS]) and others to develop a series of logistics training programs. The goal was to create an efficient pull system that the country could use to manage stock levels at all health facilities.

Analyzing Transportation Costs (356 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Summarizes the results of a transport study conducted by DELIVER in Uganda in 2002.

Assessing a New Logistics System: Lessons from Rwanda (587 KB)
English   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
Describes a DELIVER evaluation of the new contraceptive logistics system is Rwanda and provides recommendations for improvement.

Assessments Lay the Groundwork for Improved Logistics Systems in Nigeria (179 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Describes a recent monitoring and evaluation exercise in Nigeria that helped the Ministry of Health determine requirements for updating the country's contraceptive logistics system.

A Strong Supply Chain Responds to Increased Demand for Contraceptives in Rwanda (417 KB)
English    Français   
Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Until 2002, the contraceptive logistics management system in Rwanda was weak. To remedy this, the MOH, with support from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, decided to reorganize the contraceptive logistics system.

Auto-Disable Syringes: A Health Solution and a Logistics Challenge (201 KB)
English    Español   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Outlines the logistics challenges inherent in using auto-disable syringes for safer injections.

Bangladesh Averts a Stock Crisis with Help from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT (375 KB)
English   
Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Success story detailing the supply chain assistance the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, with other partners, gave to the Ministry of Health in Bangladesh to avert a stockout.

Bangladesh's Seven Steps Toward Sustainability (398 KB)
English   
Author(s): Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM)
Date of Publication 2000
Describes how USAID and FPLM contributed to the dramatic improvement of Bangladesh's family planning logistics system.

Before & After: Dejunking of Dire Dawa Administration Warehouse Increases Storage Capacity by 240 Percent (626 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
With support from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, the Dire Dawa health bureau identified and disposed of expired and damaged drugs and medical supplies.

Before & After: Heavy-Duty Shelves and Locators Dramatically Improve Warehouses in Bahir Dar (705 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
A dejunking operation in Bahir Dar in the Amhara region of Ethiopia increased the storage capacity of the warehouses by 200 percent; the capacity in efficiency of loading/unloading commodities increased 100 percent.

Before & After: Improved Warehousing in Amhara Region (120 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2007
This brief illustrates how dejunking at Ethiopian warehouses in the Debre Birhan zone increased storage, reduced expiry, and sped up identification and shipment of health commodities.

Before & After: Reorganization in Harari Region Increases Storage Capacity by 120 Percent (678 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
After being reorganized, these regional warehouses have become much easier to navigate. Storage areas are clearly marked on each aisle, shelf, and sub-shelf. By referencing storage locations on stock and bin cards, workers can quickly and easily ensure proper placement of each commodity.

Before & After: Solving Storage Challenges in Amhara Region (3,211 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2007
This brief illustrates how dejunking in Ethiopia’s zonal warehouse in Woldiya added storage space, solved critical electrical and moisture problems, and supported solid inventory management practices.

Building Support for Contraceptive Security in Benin (340 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2002
Describes how Benin's investment in permanent logistics staff has helped strengthen its ability to make contraceptives available when and where they are needed.

Contraceptive Security Brief: Hormonal Implants (917 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This brief discusses trends in the demand for implants in selected countries, the cost of implants compared with other methods, and issues that might arise for the supply chain management of implants. It concludes with recommendations to ensure their availability and accessibility in family planning programs.

Delivering HIV/AIDS Commodities to Customers: Lessons Learned in Supply Chain Management (163 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Drawing on examples from DELIVER’s work in-country, this paper illustrates how certain characteristics of HIV/AIDS programs affect the supply chain management of HIV/AIDS commodities. Although not a comprehensive “lesson learned” document, this paper introduces possible approaches for addressing HIV/AIDS program characteristics from a supply chain perspective.

Delivery Team Topping Up: Bringing About Reliable Distribution in Difficult Environments (413 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
The term “fragile state” is often used to describe countries wherein a variety of disruptive forces makes operation of normal public sector systems impossible. The causes include warfare, civil strife, general economic failure, or especially poor governance. Public health transport systems are particularly vulnerable. In response to this, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and its predecessors, collaborating with their in-country partners, have adopted an approach used successfully in the commercial sector— notably the soft drink industry—called the “Delivery Team Topping Up” (DTTU) system to ensure the availability of condoms for the prevention of HIV and AIDS and of contraceptives in Zimbabwe.

Developing a Strategy for Contraceptive Security in Bangladesh (835 KB)
English    Español   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2002
Explains the development of policies to ensure contraceptive security in Bangladesh.

Developing a Strategy for Contraceptive Security in Ghana (374 KB)
English   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2002
Explains the development of policies to ensure contraceptive security in Ghana.

Estudio de Casa: En Colombia los Precios de los Anticonceptivos han Disminuído en el Largo Plazo (490 KB)
Español   
Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
La liberación y disminución de precios de los anticonceptivos en Colombia tiene importantes implicaciones para la DAIA, porque con una baja de los precios hay una mayor proporción de la población que puede acceder a los anticonceptivos.

Estudio de Caso: Chile Compra sus Anticonceptivos con Eficiencia bajo un Sistema Descentralizado (147 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Con apoyo político desde los niveles más altos del gobierno, los líderes de la DAIA lograron garantizar que la graduación de donaciones se tradujera en un éxito para el sector público en Chile.

Estudio de Caso: México, La Graduación y Descentralización Crea Retos y Oportunidades para la Compra de Anticonceptivos en el Marco de la DAIA (148 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Los líderes del sector público están monitoreando la situación para que la disponibilidad de anticonceptivos se garantice, independientemente del mecanismo de compra y distribución que se utiliza para los productos.

Evaluating Products and Services at the Same Time (1,218 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
Describes how DELIVER and the AIDS/HIV Integrated Model District Programme (AIM) conducted an innovative joint evaluation of the national supply chain for health commodities and the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in much of the country.

Fighting Endemic Avian Influenza in Indonesia’s Poultry (206 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2010
Success story detailing the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT's efforts to stop the spread of avian influenza in Indonesia, where over the last five years, AI has spread to 31 of the country’s 33 provinces and has caused approximately 10 million known poultry deaths a year.

Focus on Results: Kenya (574 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
Building and strengthening public-sector capacity to manage increasingly complex logistics systems in Kenya has been both the role of DELIVER and its challenge. This short paper describes how close collaboration with the Kenyan Ministry of Health over the past 10 years has resulted in increased product availability.

Focus on Results: Malawi (949 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
Periodic logistics system assessments, a vital element of DELIVER’s work in Malawi, provide critical data that help guide the implementation of activities and improve the availability of reproductive health commodities. This short paper describes select findings from logistics assessments conducted in 2004 and 2006.

Focus on Results: Mali (1,046 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
Since 2001, the DELIVER project has provided assistance to the MOH to improve the health commodity logistics system performance, increase human capacity in logistics, and strengthen reproductive health commodity security in Mali. This short paper describes system interventions that have taken place.

Focus on Results: Nigeria (791 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
Since 2000, DELIVER has been working in Nigeria to strengthen supply chain management of family planning commodities and to help the country move toward contraceptive security (CS). In 2004 DELIVER/Nigeria expanded its scope by applying its expertise to HIV/AIDS logistics management.

Focus on Results: Rwanda (385 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
At the time DELIVER began working in Rwanda in 2002, the supply chain for health supplies was essentially nonexistent. To address this gap, DELIVER collaborated with Rwanda’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen the supply chain and ensure consistent availability of contraceptives and condoms at health facilities. This short paper describes some of the key findings from the logistics assessments conducted in 2004 and 2006.

Focus on Results: Uganda (927 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2007
In 2001, the DELIVER project began work in Uganda with the goal of improving its logistics system for essential drugs and contraceptives. This short paper is based on the assessments from DELIVER/Uganda during the life of the project.

FPLM Trainee Teaches Albania about Family Planning (202 KB)
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Author(s): Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM)
Date of Publication 2000
Describes the efforts of an Albanian doctor to forge a national family planning program.

Health Logistics Quarterly (Ethiopia) (2,025 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
The first edition of the Health Logistics Quarterly, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Health Logistics Quarterly (Ethiopia) May 2009 (1,899 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The second edition of the Health Logistics Quarterly, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

How Do You Build a Storage Facility? (190 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
An article on DELIVER's role in updating health commodity storage facilities in Nepal.

How to Cut 100 Steps from Your Contraceptive Supply Chain (251 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Describes Ghana's use of process mapping as a tool for the improvement of supply chain efficiency.

Implementing Logistics Systems in Areas Affected by Conflict (154 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
Explains how logistics planning is often overlooked in the struggle to create, support, and fund reproductive health programs for the world's 37 million refugees and displaced persons.

Importance of Choice (102 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Describes reproductive health commodity trends in El Salvador and how the country is preparing for the phaseout of contraceptive donations.

Importance of Logistics: No Product? No Program (638 KB)
English    Español   
Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2002
Explains why logistics is critical to the success of health programs.

Improving Contraceptive Security in West Africa (380 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
This article highlights efforts to move toward contraceptive security in West Africa.

Influence of Logistics on Contraceptive Use (321 KB)
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Author(s): Ali Karim
Date of Publication 2005
Explains the importance of logistics to family planning programs. Refers to a study that shows contraceptive use would drop by nearly one-fifth in developing countries with less efficient supply chain management.

In Kenya, Logistics Project Helps to Extend the Coverage of STI Drugs: Update (927 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Describes how logistics software helped government officials use STI drug kits more efficiently.

Innovative Training Materials Help Senegal's Family Planning Efforts (992 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2001
Explains the use of visual aids to teach logistics skills to storekeepers in Senegal.

Jordan Takes Control of Its Logistics System: Update (230 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
This update tracks the long-term achievements made by Jordan's contraceptive logistics system since receiving technical assistance in the 1990s.

Learning Logistics by Doing It (274 KB)
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Author(s): Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM)
Date of Publication 2000
A detailed account of how FPLM trainers teach logistics to program managers from around the world by simulating a reproductive health supply chain in the classroom.

Lessons Learned in Managing National Laboratory Supply Chains (464 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Describes the key lessons the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has learned in its efforts to strengthen national supply chains for laboratory supplies.

Lessons Learned in Supply Chain Management of HIV & AIDS Commodities (414 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The lessons learned presented here are gleaned from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT’s experience in designing and implementing HIV and AIDS commodity supply chains and strengthening health system capacity to manage HIV commodities.

Logistics Line: Contraceptive Security in Bangladesh (April 2005) (2,989 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER/Bangladesh
Date of Publication 2005
The first issue of a newsletter exploring issues of contraceptive security in Bangladesh.

Logistics Software Helps Health Programs Reach Remote Areas (176 KB)
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Author(s): Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM)
Date of Publication 2000
Describes how the development of an innovative computer program has helped Kenya keep remote health clinics stocked with contraceptives.

Measuring Family Planning Logistics System Performance in Developing Countries (414 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This logistics brief provides insight into whether the LSAT is an effective measure of logistics system performance by developing an index from the items the tool measures and then testing the reliability and validity of the index.

Media Coverage of West Africa CS Media Workshop (64 KB)
Français   
Author(s): Various
Date of Publication 2005
Selected media coverage of the West Africa Contraceptive Security Media Advocacy Workshop held in Senegal in May 2005. NOTE: This document is in French.

Mexico Receives Shipment from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT during HINI Pandemic (151 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
In response to an emergency request from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance task force managing the USG response to the outbreak, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 2, mobilized an emergency shipment to the Government of Mexico. The shipment included 100,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, donated by USAID, with a value of $1,000,000.

Mozambique: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Helps Provide Warehouse Space after Devastating Explosion (195 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Success story highlighting how the project helped build a temporary warehouse space to ensure commodities were safe and available, and the project's help in the construction of the refurbished warehouse.

Nepal Braves Integration, and Comes Out Ahead: Update (149 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Explores Nepal's successful integration of eight public health logistics systems into one system.

New Procurement Manuals Guide Long-Term Contraceptive Procurement in Bangladesh (491 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
Three recently published manuals produced for Bangladesh outline a set of fundamental procurement procedures that could be adapted to any country seeking to purchase health commodities on a long-term basis.

Paraguay: Evaluación Cuantitativa de Indicadores Logísticos, Septiembre 2008 (Logistics Brief) (490 KB)
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Author(s): Bernardo Uribe, Anabella Sanchez
Date of Publication 2008
En diciembre del 2005 el proyecto DELIVER lideró la primera evaluación cuantitativa de indicadores logísticos del programa de Planificación Familiar, identificando la necesidad de fortalecer el sistema de información, almacenamiento, distribución, adquisición y estimación de necesidades. A partir de ese estudio, se delineó un plan de trabajo, el cual se llevó a cabo hasta septiembre del 2006. (This publication is only available in Spanish.)

Policy Brief: Global Fund Financing of Condoms and Contraceptive Security (202 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
Policy brief summarizes publicly available data on the amount of Global Fund financing that has been made available for the procurement of condoms in recent years, and outlines opportunities to strengthen reproductive health commodity security through the use of Global Fund financing.

Policy Brief: HIV & AIDS Commodity Security (358 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
HIV & AIDS commodity security is a holistic approach that brings together multiple programs, cross-cutting issues, and functions to meet the demands in the provision and use of HIV and AIDS commodities.

Policy Brief: The Global Fund Supports Reproductive Health Commodity Security (550 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This policy brief shows how the new Global Fund Round 8 provides opportunities to fund reproductive health supplies, including contraceptives. It also provides advocacy messages that can help encourage countries to procure contraceptives with Global Fund financing, and discusses the considerations to be made when planning for these procurements.

Policy Update: Global Fund in Rwanda Agrees to Finance Contraceptives (415 KB)
English    Français   
Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This Policy Update discusses the decision, by local Global Fund stakeholders, to fund contraceptives in Rwanda. Although Global Fund financing has been used in the past to finance condoms in a number of countries, Rwanda is believed to be the first country to fund contraceptives as part of its efforts to fight HIV and AIDS.

Preservice Logistics Training in Bolivia (343 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2004
Describes a national logistics curriculum that is now taught in all 39 public nursing programs in Bolivia.

President’s Malaria Initiative: Filling a Critical Supply Gap in Ghana (53 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Supported by the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Program of the Ghana Health Services and the Ministry of Health, prepared a national forecast and procurement plan for antimalarial drugs to be distributed to the public sector.

Procurement Efforts by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Help Diagnose Malaria in Senegal (516 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Success story detailing the procurement of much needed laboratory equipment and supplies in Senegal.

Public Health Logisticians Worldwide Share Their Expertise Online (186 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Success story detailing the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT sponsored International Association for Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL).

Putting Integration into Perspective: Proven Practices to Strengthen Public Health Supply Chains (575 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Logistics brief discussing why supply chain integration is the most effective way to both improve customer service and lower costs.

Segmenting Markets To Maximize Contraceptive Security (371 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2002
This article recounts discussions conducted at a December 2001 Critical Issues seminar on market segmentation.

Spatial Analysis of Logistics Indicator Data for Health Commodities (245 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
With advancing technology and the advent of computerized geographic information systems (GIS), public health professionals are now able to perform complex spatial analysis on health outcome data and develop statistical models that help to explain the incidence and spread of disease.

State of the Practice Brief: Bolivia: Meeting the Millennium Challenge: Women and Their Families Can Survive and Thrive Through Expanded Access to Family Planning (596 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Many Bolivians reside in remote and difficult-to-reach areas and therefore face major challenges to accessing basic health services. In spite of barriers to access, the overall contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) increased from 48 percent in 1998 to 58 percent in 2003, while use of modern methods also increased from 25 percent to 35 percent, suggesting that Bolivian women and men have increasingly embraced the importance of planning their families.

State of the Practice Brief: Dominican Republic: Guaranteeing Universal Access to Family Planning (337 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
As a result of increased attention to maternal and child health care in the Dominican Republic, the total fertility rate per woman in union dropped slightly from 3.7 children in 1986 to 3 children in 2002. Furthermore, the contraceptive prevalence rate (any method) increased dramatically from 56 percent in 1991 to 70 percent in 2002.

State of the Practice Brief: Ecuador: Constructing a Secure Safety Net for Mothers and Children through Guaranteed Access to Basic Health Care (384 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
During the last two decades, Ecuador has more than doubled its contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), from 34 percent in 1979 to 73 percent in 2004 for all methods, suggesting that Ecuadorian women have increasingly embraced the importance of planning their families.

State of the Practice Brief: El Salvador: Securing Essential Contraceptive Supplies for All Who Need Them (414 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
In 2003, the total fertility rate in El Salvador was 3 children per woman, having dropped slightly from 3.6 children in 1998. Although the overall fertility rate disguises some differences between urban (2.4) and rural (3.8) rates, this gradual change in total fertility indicates a return on the investments in family planning that were made by the government and donors during the 1990s.

State of the Practice Brief: Guatemala: Ensuring a Voice and a Choice for Women (727 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Guatemala, like many Latin American countries, has a long history of inequity in providing basic health care, including lack of access to reproductive health services and lack of quality affordable contraceptives. Nonetheless, primarily because clients became more knowledgeable about family planning (FP) and benefited from increased access to services in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) rose dramatically, from 38 percent in 1999 to 43 percent in 2002.

State of the Practice Brief: Honduras: Moving Contraceptive Security Forward with Political Commitment and Financial Capital (508 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Like other Latin American countries, Honduras has steadily and significantly decreased its total fertility rate (TFR) in recent years, from an average of 5.6 children per woman in 1987 to 3.3 in 2005. Honduras has also made impressive gains in its contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), with an increase in use of all methods from 41 percent in 1987 to 65 percent in 2005.

State of the Practice Brief: Nicaragua: Increasing Families’ Access to Improved and Expanded Family Planning Services through Political Commitment (718 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) has significantly increased over the past decade—from 60 percent in 1998 to 69 percent in 2001, and from 51 percent to 62 percent in rural areas. Use of modern methods also has increased, from 57 percent in 1998 to 66 percent by 2001, with similar trends in rural and urban areas.

State of the Practice Brief: Paraguay: Guaranteeing Widespread Access to a Broad Choice of Contraceptives (509 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Despite a history of unstable family planning (FP) programs since 1977, in recent years Paraguay has made remarkable gains in contraceptive prevalence rates and ensuring increased availability of FP services for all. Consequently, the total fertility rate has dropped from 4.3 to 2.9 births per woman.

State of the Practice Brief: Peru: Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Families through Strong Central-Level Capacity and Active Public Participation (324 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
Government spending on health and family planning (FP) increased in Peru during the late 1990s, and as a result, health indicators improved markedly. However, even though the economy has grown in recent years, government health expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product have declined, from 2.5 percent in 2000 to 2.1 percent in 2003.

Success Story: Market Segmentation: Helping Target the Right Programs to the Right Clients (148 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2006
DELIVER’s work on market segmentation is helping countries identify which types of family planning providers can best meet the needs of different population groups.

Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter: Quarter 1, 2008 (1,001 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs.

Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter: Quarter 1, 2009 (539 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs.

Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter: Quarter 2, 2008 (703 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs.

Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter: Quarter 3, 2008 (1,306 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs.

Supply Chain Management Newsletter Quarter 3, 2009 (835 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs

Supply Chain Management Newsletter Quarter 4, 2009 (562 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
This quarterly publication includes articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs.

Sustaining Family Planning Successes in Nicaragua (257 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2005
Describes how logistics improvements have lead to better contraceptive availability in Nicaragua and explores future challenges as donor support for commodities continues to decrease.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia) (4,830 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
The first issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), April 2009 (3,822 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The fourth issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), April-June 2008 (7,271 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
The second issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), December 2008 (10,260 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
The third issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), July 2009 (752 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The fifth issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia.

The Health Logistics Press (Zambia), October 2009 (17,052 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
The sixth issue of The Health Logistics Press, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Zambia.

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Helps Zimbabwe Prevent Malaria Deaths through Emergency Support to the Indoor Residual Spraying Program (150 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Success story detailing the project's support and implementation of an accelerated indoor residual spraying(IRS) program in Zimbabwe, where malaria is the second leading cause of death.

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Supports Avian Influenza Containment Efforts in Bangladesh (54 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
In preparation for this year’s avian influenza season, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT shipped 200 pails of Virkon (a disinfectant effective against AI) to Bangladesh and supported the timely utilization of the disinfectant in 42 live bird markets in the Dhaka area.

Uganda National Medical Stores and USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Training Improves Product Distribution (171 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2010
Together, the NMS and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT organized a training on logistics and effective stores management in January 2009 for all NMS stores personnel. The training, using adult learning methodology, included interactive lectures, practical lessons, case studies, and group discussions.

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Helps Strengthen Uganda’s Last Mile Delivery (156 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2010
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has long advocated for improved product availability. By connecting key system participants and highlighting effective strategies, the project disseminated practical, real-life advice and assistance on how Uganda can significantly improve their last mile delivery.

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Helps Uganda Improve Vaccine Cold Chain (156 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2010
To ensure potency, vaccines must be stored at specific temperatures (called the cold chain). Adequate, regular energy supplies are needed to keep the vital cold chain storage equipment operating without interruption.

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Helps Zambia Reduce ARV Stockouts, Create Model Logistics System (201 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs provide a lifeline to thousands of Zambians living with HIV and AIDS. When stocks dwindle and products are scarce, lives are at stake. In January 2009, with the project’s help, Zambia reached a 100 percent reporting rate for their monthly logistics data and product orders.

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Procures a Wide Range of Health Commodities (216 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Serving task orders for public health (including contraceptives and condoms), avian and pandemic influenza, and malaria, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has greatly expanded its capacity, depth, and breadth in procurement.

USAID | DELIVER PROJECT to Strengthen Delivery of Avian Influenza Commodities Globally (319 KB)
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Author(s): USAID
Date of Publication 2007
This press release, from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announces the agency’s project to provide critical commodities to fight avian influenza.

USAID Launches First Avian Influenza Regional Distribution Center in Thailand (402 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2009
Press release announcing launch of AI Regional Distribution Center in Thailand.

Using Geographic Information System Tools to Address Disparities in Access to Family Planning Services and Commodities in Latin America and the Caribbean (1,576 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
This paper demonstrates a methodology that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ministries of health can easily use to geographically identify and target scarce resources to improve access to family planning. Guatemala was chosen as a case study for implementing the methodology, in large part because of the disparities that exist between its different subpopulations. The results highlight the potential for applying this methodology in other countries in the LAC region.

Using National Resources to Finance Contraceptive Procurement (241 KB)
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Author(s): USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Date of Publication 2008
Countries use many sources of financing to obtain the contraceptive commodities needed for the public sector. Many countries are beginning to use their own national resources, whether from internally generated funding or from other sources such as World Bank loans or basket funds, to finance contraceptives. The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT conducted a survey to determine to what extent this type of financing is being used in developing countries. This brief describes the survey findings and offers a general discussion of such financing.

Web Sharing Tool Is Key to Supply Initiative's Collaborative Strategy (197 KB)
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Author(s): DELIVER
Date of Publication 2003
An article on DELIVER's role in establishing and managing the RHInterchange, a web-based tool to coordinate efficient procurement of reproductive health supplies among multiple donors.