The COVID-19 pandemic has created acute disruptions to public health supply chains, revealing underlying vulnerabilities in the global supply ecosystem and increasing uncertainty in both the supply and demand of life-saving SRH medicines and products. A crisis of this magnitude demands that we understand what worked well, what did not,... Read more
Author: John Snow Inc
Technical area: COVID-19, Sexual And Reproductive Health
Document type: Technical briefs, Tools and guides
Language: English
JSI and inSupply Health have published an article in Global Health Science and Practice (GHSP) exploring the Use of Human-Centered Design to Adapt Supply Chains and Digital Solutions for Community Health Volunteers in Nomadic Communities of Northern Kenya. Unreliable and nonexistent supply chain procedures and processes are one of the primary barriers to achieving functional community... Read more
Author: inSupply Health, John Snow Inc
Technical area: Digital Supply Chains, Last Mile Distribution
Document type: Research, Technical briefs
Language: English
The NCD Alliance has published its briefing paper advocating 5 priorities to ensure healthy lives for all and urging governments to promote health, social services and quality care that meets the needs of all people across their life course. The publication also advances that the prevention and control of NCDs,... Read more
Author: NCD Alliance
Technical area: NCD
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English, French, Spanish
As more low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) explore opportunities to improve efficiency and performance in their public health supply chains and diagnostics networks, they face myriad choices about how best to use unmanned aerial systems (UASs) to improve public health outcomes and reach the last mile. JSI Research & Training... Read more
Author: Chris Wright, Kameko Nichols, Matiko Machagge, Sidharth Rupani, Yasmin Chandani
Technical area: Last Mile Distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT (the project) and the state health missions (SHMs) of four states in India developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for essential medicines management. In June 2015, the project started SOP trainings for health-facility staff in two pilot districts in these states. Training alone, however, is not... Read more
Author: John Snow Inc, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Human resources
Document type: Technical briefs, Tools and guides
Language: English
This two-page infographic outlines the danger of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and presents the World Health Organization’s recommendations for its treatment as well as key messages for promoting investment in MiP programs.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Operating a public health supply chain requires motivated leaders who are capable of fulfilling essential supply chain functions. With this in mind, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT developed the Lead Lab initiative, a process through which leaders collaborate, identify, and solve their supply chain problems. This technical brief provides an... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Human resources
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
August 16, 2016. Download (PDF, 13.79 MB) Getting Products to People explores how supply chains will need to evolve and engage the private sector to respond effectively to a changing landscape, expanding health care marketplace, and an increasing demand for health services. This document examines innovative supply chain solutions that... Read more
Author: John Snow Inc
Technical area: Private sector
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: Procurement
Document type: Technical briefs, Tools and guides
Language: French
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: Procurement
Document type: Technical briefs, Tools and guides
Language: English
