In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), health systems have historically focused on the prevention and treatment of highly prevalent and frequently fatal acute infectious illnesses such as malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory infections. However, due to changes in health risks, LMIC are experiencing an increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in addition to the existing … Read more
The Burundi SIAPS team, in a one-MSH initiative led by Pascaline Harerimana and assisted by SIAPS Principal Technical Advisor Jane Briggs, supported the Burundi’s Ministry of Health (MoH) National Malaria Control Program to evaluate their pilot of community case management of malaria. The objective was to inform the requirements for expanding services to include malaria, diarrhea, … Read more
SIAPS Guinea was recently featured on the website, africaguinee.com, in recognition of its work training staff at the Central Pharmacy of Guinea (PCG) in best practices for pharmaceutical management. PGC’s Director General, Dr. Moussa Konaté, opened the training sessions by emphasizing the responsibility of the Central Pharmacy to properly manage essential generic medicines to ensure optimum health … Read more
SIAPS program is excited to announce the launch of a new version of QuanTB, version 1.0.2, an electronic forecasting, quantification, and early warning tool designed to improve procurement processes, ordering, and planning for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. QuanTB is now available in 6 languages: English, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese. In addition, this new version … Read more
SIAPS’s Principal Technical Advisor for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Beth Yeager has been named Chair of the Maternal Health Caucus of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition. The Coalition, a prestigious global organization with members from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors, works to ensure access to affordable, high quality reproductive health supplies worldwide. The Maternal Health … Read more
SIAPS Program Director Francis (Kofi) Aboagye-Nyame, Mavere Tukai, and Charles Kagoma were contributors to a new WHO publication, Specifications and quantities for efficient procurement of essential equipment and laboratory commodities for HIV. Developed by WHO’s Technologies and Commodities Unit of the HIV Department in collaboration with a broad range of partners, this publication provides specifications and quantities … Read more
