New Interactive Maps Now Available
These innovative maps offer a visual display of data items such as government financing for contraceptives and contraceptive methods offered. To learn more and access the maps, please click the link above.
(August 10, 2010)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Trains USAID Junior Officers and Project Staff in Commodity Security and Logistics
Twenty-three participants from USAID and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT gathered at the project’s office in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3–7, for the Short Course on Supply Chain Management for Commodity Security for Junior Officers. The course, designed for public health professionals who work overseas, focuses on key concepts of commodity security and logistics. To read more, please click the link above.
(August 13, 2009)
Honduras Country Summary
Click the link above to learn about the work the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is doing in Honduras.
(April 09, 2009)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Publishes Task Order 1 Annual Report
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Task Order 1 (TO1) annual report covers the period from October 2007 to September 2008. TO1 has been very active, effective, and responsive in our second year of operation. The project is committed to a customer-oriented approach with a focus on the project’s goal—improved availability of public health commodities for our ultimate clients. To learn more, and to download the annual report, please click the link above.
(March 26, 2009)
Read the First Issue of the Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has published the first installment of its Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter. Each quarter, the newsletter will include articles on supply chain best practices, public and private sector supply chain technology, project topics, and descriptions and evaluations of pilot programs. The newsletter is intended for professionals working to improve health supply chains throughout the world. Click on the link above for more information and to download the newsletter.
(March 13, 2008)
Case Studies Highlight Long-Term Family Planning Successes in Russia and Romania
Two new companion case studies describe the tremendous success of various aspects of the Russian Maternal and Child Health Initiative (MCHI) and the Romanian Family Health Initiative (RFHI) and offer lessons learned. The MCHI study details a family planning approach that complements the rural-focused, family doctor-based strategy used by RFHI. For more information and to download or view the studies, click on the link above.
(June 09, 2007)
New Papers Highlight Logistics System Improvements in Six African Countries
As part of the "Focus on Results" series, six new papers outline health logistics system improvements in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda. Each paper summarizes the results of technical assistance provided by the DELIVER project from 2000-2006 to strengthen supply chains and promote commodity security. The papers also include key data from formal system assessments and describe continuing challenges. Click on the link above to download or view the papers.
(May 09, 2007)
What Is the New USAID | DELIVER Project?
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project, improves essential health commodity supply chains by strengthening logistics management information systems, streamlining distribution systems, identifying financial resources for procurement and supply chain operation, and enhancing forecasting and procurement planning. For more information about the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, click the link above.
(October 01, 2006)
New Publication Explains the Influence of Logistics on Contraceptive Use
A new On Track article summarizes a recent DELIVER study on the influence of logistics on contraceptive use. The study concludes that contraceptive use would drop by nearly one-fifth in developing countries with less efficient supply chain management. To access the article, click on the link above.
(January 02, 2006)
APHA Conference
DELIVER staff give six presentations at the 2005 annual conference of the American Public Health Association. Topics range from the equity of family planning use to accurately forecasting health commodity needs. December 10-14, 2005. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(December 10, 2005)
Presentations at APHA Conference to Focus on Logistics and Commodity Security
DELIVER staff will give six presentations at the 2005 annual conference of the American Public Health Association from December 10-14. Topics range from the equity of family planning use to accurately forecasting health commodity needs. Click on the link above for more information.
(December 01, 2005)
Nicaragua Update (February 2005)
Read about the extraordinary increase in the percentage of SDPs that were adequately stocked to meet user demand.
(February 07, 2005)
11th Canadian Conference on International Health
This year's conference theme is "The Politics of Health—Whose Reality Counts?" Dana Aronovich, DELIVER Research and Evaluation Associate, presents a poster on the distribution of family planning resources and contraceptive prevalence across socioeconomic groups. October 24-27, 2004.
Location: Ottawa, Canada.
(October 24, 2004)
Assessing HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Nigeria
In February 2004, DELIVER and its partners conducted a rapid assessment of HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in Nigeria at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development and in response to the President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in 15 priority countries.
(September 10, 2004)