Document type: Technical briefs

Six Years of Saving Lives through Stronger Public Health Supply Chains

In 2005, PEPFAR—through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with JSI—established the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) to provide a reliable, cost-effective and secure supply of products for HIV/AIDS programs in 16 countries. Six years after their creation, SCMS now provides over 71 percent of all anti-retroviral medicines... Read more

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A Moving Warehouse in Senegal

As part of the project Optimize traveling exhibit, this banner illustrates the concept of integrating vaccines with other health products in streamlined supply chains. It highlights Senegal’s “moving warehouse,” which was introduced to offer a better system of distribution down the chain. Rather than having health facilities collect vaccines and supplies,... Read more

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Integration of Vaccine Supply Chains With Other Health Commodity Supply Chains: A Framework for Decision-Making

This evidence brief, developed by project Optimize, examines the benefits, challenges, and rationale for integrating vaccine supply chains with the supply chains of other health commodities. It provides agencies, donors, decision-makers, and partners with a brief overview of supply chain integration and lessons learned during project Optimize’s demonstration activities in... Read more

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Analysis of challenges of medical supply chains in sub-Saharan Africa regarding inventory management and transport and distribution

The World Health Organization defines access to medicine as a priority for citizens, where a functioning medicine supply chain is necessary. This paper identifies challenges for reliable medicine supply chains with effective in-country distribution systems regarding the medicine availability due to inventory management and transport and distribution. The findings in... Read more

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2013 Supply Annual Report

The 2013 Supply Annual Report provides detailed statistics on UNICEF’s local and international procurement and other key results.  Over the year, UNICEF procured $2.8 billion worth of supplies and services for children in over 134 countries and areas. The 2013 report also focuses specifically on monitoring in the supply function... Read more

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