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SIAPS Support to Increase Access to 13 Lifesaving Medicines for Women and Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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By Cyrille Massamba, Technical Advisor, SIAPS; and Suzanne Diarra, Senior Technical Advisor, SIAPS Lisez cet article en français Download this article as a PDF The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—a participating country in the United Nations Secretary-General’s global strategy to tackle challenges in increasing universal access to the 13 lifesaving medicines for women and … Read more

L’appui de SIAPS au Ministère de la Santé Publique pour améliorer l’accès aux 13 médicaments qui sauvent les vies des femmes et des enfants en République Démocratique du Congo

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Cyrille Massamba, Technical Advisor, SIAPS; Suzanne Diarra, Senior Technical Advisor, SIAPS Read this article in English Convertir en PDF La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), partie prenante de la stratégie mondiale du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies visant à relever le défi d’améliorer l’accès universel aux 13 médicaments qui sauvent les vies des femmes et … Read more

SIAPS Speakers Present at 2015 Global Health Mini-University

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Three members of the SIAPS team presented at the 2015 Global Health Mini-University, held on Monday, March 2, at the George Washington University’s Cloyd Heck Marvin Center in Washington, DC. SIAPS Technical Associate Shirin Kakayeva presented on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Central Asia, highlighting the high MDR-TB burden in Tajikistan (13%) and Uzbekistan (23%) in particular. Kakayeva discussed the … Read more

Global TB Conference 2015: Creating Connections to Build the Post-2015 Agenda

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By Kiley Workman, Project Associate, SIAPS Program Despite lingering jet lag, the atmosphere was friendly and energized at Sunday night’s welcome reception for the Global TB Conference, hosted by the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program and the Stop TB Partnership Global Drug Facility (GDF). During this kick-off event, 76 … Read more

Enhancing the Delivery of Antiretroviral Treatment Using Mobile Dispensing Technology in Namibia’s Kavango and Zambezi Regions     

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Katelyn Payne, SIAPS Project Associate, Greatjoy Mazibuko, SIAPS Senior Technical Advisor, and Bayobuya Phulu,  SIAPS Senior Technical Advisor Conquering Geographic Barriers At the Nankudu District Hospital in the North Eastern part of Namibia’s Kavango region, nurses are busy preparing antiretroviral treatment (ART) medicine packs—just one of the many duties they have to ensure patients receive … Read more

Accurate stock reporting: Ensuring the availability of laboratory commodities for HIV testing in Lesotho

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By Almakio Phiri, SIAPS Lesotho Country Project Director; Katelyn Payne, Project Associate; Andreas Fusi, SIAPS Laboratory Logistics Advisor; and Pheello Pompong, SIAPS M&E and Communications Advisor Expanding Laboratory Testing Services Lesotho has the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in the world, with 22.9% of the population living with the disease.  The severity of this public health crisis is … Read more

Strengthening the TB pharmaceutical management system and ensuring patients’ uninterrupted access to anti-TB medicines in Uzbekistan

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By Shirin Kakayeva, SIAPS Technical Associate and Dr. Archil Salakaia, SIAPS Central Asia Portfolio Manager Uzbekistan is one of 18 high-priority countries in the WHO’s European region, and is among 27 high-burden multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) countries in the world. As the uninterrupted supply of anti-TB medicines is necessary for the survival of TB patients, pharmaceutical management … Read more

Angola: Better Patient Data, Better Supply Chain, Better Treatment Outcomes

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The Problem In 2009, with the arrival of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) c in Africa under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Angolans living with HIV were given a lifeline for living longer, healthier, and more productive lives. As of 2012, there were a quarter of a million people in Angola living with HIV.  … Read more

SIAPS/DRC in the News: Improving Women and Children’s Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has an infant mortality rate of 73.15 per 1,000 live births—one of the highest in the world. The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program in DRC, in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH), is working to implement an action plan for improving access … Read more

The Drug and Therapeutics Committee: An Agent of Change at St. Mary’s Hospital

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By Hailu Tadeg, Getachew Ayalew and Merresa Weldegebriel St. Mary’s Hospital: A Modern Hospital in an Ancient City St. Mary’s Hospital is located in one of Ethiopia’s most historic cities—Axum. Sitting at the base of the northern mountains of Ethiopia, Axum—capital of the Aksumite Empire—is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Africa. Today, … Read more