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)
Results: Supply Chain Software Survey
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT surveyed its country teams to identify what supply chain management software solutions were in use in their countries and for what purpose. Click the link above for more information and to download the results.
(June 10, 2010)
PipeLine 5.0 Now Available
PipeLine 5.0, the latest version of our popular shipment planning and monitoring software, is now available for download from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT website. Click the link above to learn more.
(May 17, 2010)
Focus on In-Country Supply Chains
In Global Health Magazine Prashant Yadav, professor of Supply Chain Management at MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics program in Spain, discusses why in-country supply chains are vital to health systems. Click the link above to access the article.
(January 29, 2010)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Opens Pakistan Field Office
The newly opened office has already begun closely coordinated activities with the Ministries of Population Welfare and Health. To read more, please click the link above.
(December 17, 2009)
Ethiopia Country Summary
Working in all eleven regions and administrative states, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT assists the Government of Ethiopia with three primary objectives. Click on the link above to learn more.
(October 20, 2009)
Summary of the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT LAC Procurement Options Workshop
Held in Cartagena, Colombia, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Procurement Options Workshop brought together public health teams from eight countries in the LAC region. To read more, and to view the agenda and a presentation giving an overview of topics covered during the workshop, please click the link above.
(October 08, 2009)
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)
The Project Launches New Public Health Procurement Guide and Catalog
USAID’s Public Health Procurement Guide and Product Catalog 2010 is now available for download. This annual publication consists of current contraceptive and condom ordering procedures for Missions and a catalog of condoms and contraceptives provided by USAID. It includes USAID contraceptive ordering procedures and guidance on how to use logistics data and forecasts to calculate contraceptive requirements.
(July 01, 2009)
Optimizing the Supply Chain: A User's Guide to Software Now Available
On behalf of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has developed a new user's guide to different software applications currently in use to manage supply chains. Please click the link above to learn more and to view the publication.
(June 15, 2009)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Coordinates Emergency Shipment of Personal Protective Equipment Kits to Mexico for H1N1
In response to an emergency request from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance task force managing the USG response to the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 2, mobilized an emergency shipment of 100,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) kits to the Government of Mexico. To learn more, please click the link above.
(May 07, 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)
Reducing the Burden of Malaria in Zimbabwe
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT has supported the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) work in Zimbabwe for several years. Recently, the project's innovative distribution system began providing support to malaria prevention efforts. The work to reduce the toll malaria is taking in Zimbabwe has now been featured in local press. Click the link above for more information.
(February 12, 2009)
Rwanda’a Strong Supply Chain Responds to Increased Demand for Contraceptives
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT recently published "A Strong Supply Chain Responds to Increased Demand for Contraceptives in Rwanda," a success story highlighting how, during the last 10 years, the many changes made by the Rwandan Ministry of Health and its partners (including the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT) led to an increased demand for family planning at the local level. For more information, click the link above.
(February 12, 2009)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Releases New Success Story on DTTU System
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 1, recently published the success story Delivery Team Topping Up: Bringing About Reliable Distribution in Difficult Environments. For more information and to download a copy of the publication, click the link above.
(January 28, 2009)
How Complexity Affects Your Supply Chain
People who work in and around supply chain management for public health know that supply chains are inherently complex systems. Professionals in the field explain this fact to others so they can understand the resources required to create a well-functioning public health supply chain that will ensure product availability where and when it is needed. Click the link above for more infomation.
(January 27, 2009)
International Public Health Logistics Addressed at Global Supply Chain Conference
For the first time in its history, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), which is well known globally and highly regarded by supply chain management professionals, had a full track dedicated to international public health and humanitarian supply chains at its Global Conference, held in Denver, Colorado, from October 5–8, 2008. For more information, click the link above.
(January 27, 2009)
New Shipping Information Reports Featured on USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Website
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is pleased to announce that "Shipping Information" is now included in the My Commodities section of the project’s website. This new “Shipping Information” provides access to shipping profiles for clients and recipients, as well as a list of products shipped to a country. For more information, click the link above.
(October 17, 2008)
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT in Ethiopia Develops First Logistics Newsletter
The first edition of Health Logistics Quarterly, a Ministry of Health (MOH) newsletter developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is now available. For more information, click the link above.
(October 03, 2008)
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Revealed
As the quantity and volume of products increase—either stored in or moved through a warehouse—more and more warehouse managers are turning to computerized warehouse management systems (WMS) for assistance. Before you purchase and implement a WMS, you need to ask yourself some important questions.
(September 26, 2008)
USAID Releases Contraceptive Ready Lessons II
In early 2004 USAID released The Contraceptive Security Ready Lessons, a series of booklets suggesting some practical steps USAID Missions and their partners can take to promote and support country-led programs for contraceptive security. USAID has recently released the follow up Contraceptive Ready Lessons II. To learn more, click the link above.
(September 09, 2008)
New Supplies Information Database Now Available on the RHSC Website
Early in July, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) introduced its new Supplies Information Database (SID). Using the SID, an online reference library, you can now access more than 6,000 records with information on the status of reproductive health supplies at the country level. To learn more, click the link above.
(July 24, 2008)
HIV Test Kits and Nevirapine Added to the DTTU System in Zimbabwe
The Delivery Team Topping Up (DTTU) System was first implemented in late 2003 as the logistics system for condoms and contraceptives for the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council. In late 2007, a pilot was conducted to assess the feasibility of integrating rapid HIV test kits and nevirapine for prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) into the DTTU distribution system. For more information, click the link above.
(June 30, 2008)
Nigeria Develops Health Commodity Supply Chain Strategy
On April 16–17, in Abuja, Nigeria, the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT sponsored a national workshop to develop a strategy for strengthening Nigeria’s health commodity supply chains. Seventy-five representatives and experts from government agencies, development partners, program implementers, and other health system stakeholders gathered to develop a comprehensive supply chain management system strategic plan that supports national health goals and program activities. For more information click on the link above.
(May 08, 2008)
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)
Association for Public Health Logisticians Takes Root
In May 2007, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT helped establish an association for public health logisticians working in low-resource countries: The International Association of Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL). One member describes the association as a forum for supply chain professionals to ask their peers critical questions about their current challenges. IAPHL is the first organization of its kind. Click on the link above to learn more.
(March 12, 2008)
Logistics Management Information System Brings Success to Romania’s Rural Family Planning Program
With the logistics management information system now functioning in all of Romania’s 42 districts, reliable distribution of free contraceptives is ensured. Furthermore, the quality and reliability of information collected in the LMIS make it useful for monitoring and managing other programs that distribute free products, such as vitamin D and iron supplements. For more information, click on the link above.
(September 19, 2007)
Storage Guidelines Now Available in Arabic and Russian Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health Commodities is now available in Arabic and Russian language versions. Arabic and Russian speaking managers of storerooms or warehouses can now use this practical reference for guidance on receiving and arranging commodities; dealing with special storage conditions; tracking commodities; maintaining the quality of the products; constructing and designing a medical store; and managing waste. Click the link above for more information.
(January 09, 2007)
DELIVER Presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
DELIVER staff will appear on the panel “Financing and Pharmaceuticals: How Do We Make Cost-Effective Choices?," and will present a poster at the “Taking Care of Mothers” session at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 4-8, 2006. For more information, click the link above.
(November 04, 2006)
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)
DELIVER/Bangladesh: A Success to Build On
“DELIVER/Bangladesh is a model,” notes a new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) assessment report on the DELIVER project’s work in Bangladesh, “of how USAID can enhance the implementation of other donor funding, including other support provided by the U.S. Government as a major World Bank shareholder.” For more information, click the link above.
(June 08, 2006)
Presentations from DELIVER Critical Issues Series Event Are Available
Presentations from "Delivering HIV/AIDS Commodities to Customers: Insights and Partnerships for Seamless Supply Chains," the Critical Issues Series event presented by DELIVER at the National Press Club on, May 24, 2006, are available on the DELIVER website. Click the link above for more information.
(May 25, 2006)
A DELIVER Critical Issues Series Event: Delivering HIV/AIDS Commodities to Customers
From testing for HIV to providing ART and drugs for palliative care to people
living with HIV/AIDS, supply chains are critical for all HIV/AIDS programs. To
be held on May 24, "Delivering HIV/AIDS Commodities to Customers: Insights
and Partnerships for Seamless Supply Chains"—a Critical Issues Series event
presented by the DELIVER Project—is a full-day program bringing together stakeholders
who influence, implement, or integrate HIV/AIDS supply chains, enabling participants
to better understand how to develop and implement comprehensive and effective
supply chain strategies that will ensure the availability of HIV/AIDS commodities. Click the link above for more information.
(April 02, 2006)
Improving Malawi’s Health Commodity Supply Chain
“The cost per month for distributing commodities to all the districts in the southern region was about 65 million Malawi Kwacha (MK) per month,” explained Veronica Chipeta, resident logistics advisor (RLA) for the DELIVER project in Malawi. Health officials then realized that by using a direct delivery system, costs would drop from 65 million to 38 million MK per month. Click the link above for more information.
(January 08, 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)
Dramatic Low-Cost Improvements Made to Central Warehouses in Ethiopia
It used to be that just two trucks could be loaded and unloaded at the central warehouses in Ethiopia each day. Warehouse staff often worked after hours during the week, skipped lunch, and then came back on the weekends. But now more than 10 trucks are loaded and unloaded each day—the difference being that the formerly crowded, poorly organized warehouses were completely revamped. And what was done, at a cost of only U.S. $7,000, was more than a simple face-lift.
(December 08, 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)
Supply Chain Logistics Course Has Immediate Impact
"We started putting theories on the ground barely days after our arrival.....In the [quarterly logistics meeting], we agreed to integrate management of HIV test kits into the Ministry's logistics mainstream," commented course alumnus Sam Chirwa, senior logistics officer for the Malawi Ministry of Health. Two weeks after completing the course entitled Supply Chain Logistics for Commodity Security, many participants had already applied their new skills. Click the link above to read more about the course, held from October 2-21, 2005, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(October 22, 2005)
Kenya HIV Test Kits Logistics System Procedures Manual Published
DELIVER has published a manual that provides standardized operating procedures and guidelines for the logistics management of HIV tests and related supplies in the Kenya Ministry of Health's (MOH) supply chain. Click on the link above to read more and access a PDF of the manual.
(August 01, 2005)
Logistics Experts Present Lessons Learned from IMCI, Injection Safety, and Contraceptive Security Efforts
Logistics issues dominated the discussion Friday morning, June 3, at a Global Health Council annual meeting session in Washington, DC. JSI staff representing projects in Africa and Europe debated issues related to the integrated management of childhood illness, safe injection, and contraceptive security.
(June 08, 2005)
Global Health Council Annual Conference
DELIVER hosts two auxiliary panels, a skills-building session, a roundtable dicussion, and an information booth at the 2005 Global Health Council conference in Washington, DC. May 31-June 3, 2005. Click the link above for more details.
(May 31, 2005)
JSI/DELIVER Assists in Emergency Airlift of Essential Drugs in Nepal
"This is not a routine activity," noted Dr. Janardan Lamichhane, Team Leader for Logistics, with JSI's Nepal Family Health Program (NFHP), "but an unplanned and urgent one." Click on the link above to learn more about DELIVER's role in an emergency airlift of essential drugs.
(May 18, 2005)
Decentralizing Logistics in the Philippines
As part of USAID's "LEAD for Health" project in the Philippines, DELIVER is currently working in Pangasinan province, Davao Del Norte province, and Davao City to help adapt the existing national Contraceptive Distribution Logistics Management Information System (CDLMIS) to fit local needs.
(April 08, 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)
Developing a Computerized Integrated Management Information System in Mozambique
JSI/DELIVER, with funding from USAID/Mozambique, is working with the Central de Medicamentos e Artigos Médicos (CMAM) of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mozambique to improve CMAM’s ability to quantify, procure, and distribute medicines and medical supplies (including contraceptives) through the MOH’s supply chain.
(September 23, 2004)
Tanzania Works to Integrate Logistics Systems and Promote Contraceptive Security
The Tanzania Ministry of Health (MOH) is designing and will soon implement an integrated logistics system (ILS) for contraceptives, essential drugs, HIV/AIDS commodities, medical supplies, and other health commodities. DELIVER Resident Advisor Barry Chovitz is working on the design of the ILS and helping the Pharmaceutical Supply Unit of the MOH build organizational and individual capacity.
(September 10, 2004)
DELIVER Conducts Refugee Logistics Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In August 2004, Moto Eomba, DELIVER performance improvement advisor, provided basic reproductive health logistics training for nongovernmental organization managers working in conflict-affected settings in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(September 01, 2004)
Uganda Develops Logistics Management Information System for ARV Drugs
In 2004 in Uganda, DELIVER assisted the Ministry of Health and the Joint Clinical Research Center to develop a new logistics management information system for the distribution of antiretroviral drugs. DELIVER and its partners developed new forms for use by health facilities to account for drugs dispensed and drugs held in storage and a monthly report form that will be used to calculate order quantities and monitor stock status.
(April 10, 2004)
