International Association of Public Health Logisiticians
This report documents the background, methodology, challenges, and lessons learned in cold chain from the Intensification of Avian Influenze Poultry Vaccination (InVac) program from 2009-2010.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: cold chain
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
This brief describes how the diverse partners involved in public health supply chains can and should work together more effectively to achieve improved product availability at service delivery points, where clients access products and services.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Until recently, Pakistan’s Central Warehouse, which provides contraceptive supplies to the entire country, followed labor-intensive manual processes for all its transactions. This case study looks at how a new automated warehouse management system is changing this and eliminating many of the problems that can arise from tracking commodities by hand.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Storage and distribution
Document type:
Language: English
This report describes the results of the study of the IDA-funded procurement of health care commodities under the Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Program in Bangladesh. The study was conducted to identify bottlenecks and problems that have lead to recent stockouts of contraceptives, and recommend possible actions that the Government... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Procurement
Document type:
Language: English
This report describes the results of the study of the IDA-funded procurement of health care commodities under the Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Program in Bangladesh. The study was conducted to identify bottlenecks and problems that have lead to recent stockouts of contraceptives, and recommend possible actions that the Government... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
This June 2011 brief tells the story of how, with USAID and SCMS support, Zimbabwe was able to successfully scale up their procurement and distribution of HIV/AIDS commodies and simultaneously make significant improvements to their supply chain management capacity through the establishment of a Logistics Sub Unit (LSU).... Read more
Author: Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)
Technical area:
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
The primary focus and purpose of the ARV companion guide is to describe the process and the methods used for forecasting ARV drug needs. To be used in conjunction with Quantification of Health Commodities: A guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning
Document type:
Language: English
El análisis de segmentación de mercado constituye una de las herramientas principales para conocer el mercado de anticonceptivos, visualizar dónde se están focalizando los recursos e identificar problemas de acceso y equidad entre quintiles socio-económicos. Este análisis muestra que los esfuerzos por expandir el acceso y el uso de planificación... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Country reports, Technical briefs
Language: Spanish
This technical brief offers some options for managing in-country supply shortages of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), the standard for malaria treatment. Given the lifesaving nature of ACTs and the growing demand, uninterrupted product availability must be a priority.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English