At the close of the week recognizing World Malaria Day, it is important to recognize the role of supply chains in fighting Malaria. Approximately 40 percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting Malaria, which every year causes more than 300 million acute illnesses and at least one million deaths. If malaria is to b successfully prevented and treated, essential health supplies such a long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) treatments must be available to clients when and where they need them.
Task Order Malaria of the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT (http://deliver.jsi.com ) provides technical assistance to the President’s Malaria Initiative ( http://www.pmi.gov/ ) (PMI) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ( http://usaid.gov ) as they work to reduce the burden of malaria worldwide, particularly in Africa. To strengthen the global supply and financing of malaria commodities, the project procures, manages, and delivers high-quality, safe, and effective malaria commodities and provides on-the ground logistics capacity, as well as supply chain and logistics technical assistance.
Each year, the project has significantly expanded the volume of products procured. During FY2011, the project received 123 procurement requests from 24 countries. Major procurements included over 22 million LLINs, over 47 million ACTs, and over 17 million rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).
Visit the project’s photo blog The Last Mile (http://thelastmile.tumblr.com/ ) to view images of malaria supply chain at work in the field.
Click here (
http://deliver.jsi.com/dhome/newsdetail?p_item_id=26581360&p_token=0E51F7D0802AF655925F4F499962D2C3&p_item_title=Burkina%20Faso%20Minister%20of%20Health%20Praises%20Malaria%20Supply%20Chain%20Improvement%20Efforts ) to read a recent news story about the delivery of RDTs to Burkina Faso.
Click here (http://blog.usaid.gov/2012/04/delivering-nets-to-those-who-need-them-mot/) to read an article by Amanda Mukalec of JSI on the USAID Impact Blog on the role of supply chains in combating malaria.
Click on the links below to explore malaria-related tools published by the project.
Guidelines for Managing the Malaria Supply Chain: A Companion to the Logistics Handbook (http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/GuidManaMalariaSC.pdf)
Health Care Waste Management of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Health Clinics (http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/WastMgmtMalRDT_Clini.pdf)
Transporting, Storing, and Handling Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests at Central and Peripheral Storage Facilities (http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/TranStorRDT_Central.pdf)
Transporting, Storing, and Handling Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Health Clinics (http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/TranStorRD_Clinic.pdf)
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 7, is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under contract number GPO-I-00-06-0007-00, order number AID-OAA-TO-11-00012, beginning on March 28, 2011. Task Order 7 is implemented by John Snow, Inc. (http://jsi.com ), in collaboration with 3i Infotech, Inc.; Crown Agents USA, Inc.; FHI 360; Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics; Logenix International, LLC; The Manoff Group, Inc.; MEBS Global Reach, LC; PATH; PHD International (a division of the RTT Group); Population Services International; Social Sectors Development Strategies, Inc.; UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.; and VillageReach.
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Sarah Melendez
mailto:Sarah_Melendez@jsi.com