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Reducing Procurement Lead Times with Streamlined Importation Processes
In Nigeria, simple tools from the Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) expedited the importation of health supplies. In humanitarian and emergency settings, health supply networks and...
Data Visibility: Monitoring Pharmaceutical and Medical Commodities in Humanitarian and Crisis Settings
Using data visibility tools to improve supply chain performance and increase the availability of life-saving health supplies. BACKGROUND Health supply chain managers are responsible for analyzing and...
Ensuring Good Storage and Distribution Practices to Protect the Quality of Health Supplies
The International Rescue Committee’s self-assessment tool is keeping warehouses compliant with international storage standards. Supply chain managers must have an overall strategy for commodity...
Lebanon + 1 more
Inventory Management for Health Supplies in Humanitarian Settings
By adjusting safety stock and redistributing health supplies, the International Medical Corps reduced inventory imbalances in the Lebanese National Primary Healthcare Network. When managing health...
Afghanistan + 3 more
Minimizing the Environmental Consequences of Humanitarian Supply Chains
To minimize waste, EMERGENCY is transitioning from plastic bags to reusable plastic boxes to transport pharmaceutical products. BACKGROUND In recent years, there has been increased focus on...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Protecting the Quality of Pharmaceuticals in Bangladesh
The International Rescue Committee implemented end-to-end traceability to protect the quality of health products and build patient trust. Ensuring access to safe and effective health supplies...
Improving Supply Chain Performance through Data Review Teams
In northern Nigeria, the International Rescue Committee applied the data review teams approach to strengthen decision-making for health commodity management. Data Review Teams (DRT) constitute a...
Forging Local Networks to Distribute Life-saving Health Supplies in Ukraine
During Russia’s war against Ukraine, local organization 100% LIFE identified alternate distribution networks to deliver life-saving HIV treatments to all areas, including war zones. BACKGROUND 100%...
Intégrer l'alimentation complémentaire dans les situations d'urgence : Un outil de décision pour des actions concrètes à chaque étape du cycle du programme humanitaire
INTRODUCTION Une alimentation nutritive pour les enfants âgés de 6 à 23 mois est une condition essentielle pour une croissance, un développement et un bien-être optimaux. Pourtant, des millions de...
World + 4 more
Intégrer l'alimentation complémentaire dans les situations d'urgence : Un outil de décision pour des actions concrètes à chaque étape du cycle du programme humanitaire
INTRODUCTION Une alimentation nutritive pour les enfants âgés de 6 à 23 mois est une condition essentielle pour une croissance, un développement et un bien-être optimaux. Pourtant, des millions de...
Scaling-Up Treatment for Moderate Wasting Using Locally Available Foods: Considerations for the Scale-Up of the Tom Brown and Porridge Mum Approaches in Five States in Nigeria
Introduction and Background At the national level the burden of wasting among children under five in Nigeria has decreased from 18 percent to 7 percent between 2013 and 2015, but the current...
Management of Moderate Wasting Using Local Foods: Costing Study for Tom Brown and Porridge Mum in North East Nigeria
Executive Summary Background Management of moderate wasting (moderate acute malnutrition) is an important component of countrylevel strategies to address wasting, given the high numbers of moderately...
Nigeria + 2 more
Gestion du de l'émaciation modéré à l'aide d'aliments locaux : Documentation des approches au Nigéria, au Sénégal et en Ouganda
Introduction On estime que la sous-nutrition est à l'origine de 45 % des décès d'enfants de moins de 5 ans. Jusqu'à 12,6 % de ces décès sont dus à l'émaciation, une forme aiguë de malnutrition (Black...
Nigeria + 2 more
Management of Moderate Wasting Using Local Foods: Documentation of Approaches in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda
Introduction Undernutrition contributes to an estimated 45 percent of deaths of children under 5 years of age. As much as 12.6 percent of those deaths are caused by wasting, an acute form of...
Integrating Complementary Feeding in Emergencies: A Decision Tool for Concrete Actions at Each Stage of the Humanitarian Program Cycle
INTRODUCTION Nutritious diets for children 6–23 months of age are an essential prerequisite for optimal growth, development, and well-being, yet millions of young children around the world are not...
Honduras + 2 more
Learning from Implementers of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement Programs for Children and Pregnant and Lactating Women in Honduras, Niger, and Somalia to Strengthen Programming and Scale-Up
Background • Small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) are a fortified product intended to fill nutrient gaps during the complementary period, pregnancy, and lactation (Dewey et al...
Suppléments nutritionnels à base de lipides en petites quantités : Ce qu'il faut communiquer aux participants du programme
Cette note a été élaborée pour le Partenariat international pour l'aide alimentaire géré par le Bureau de l'assistance humanitaire de l'Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international...
Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements: What to Communicate to Program Participants
This brief was developed for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-managed International Food Relief Partnership. The small-quantity lipid-based...
Honduras + 2 more
Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement Program Implementation: Learning and Considerations for Scale-Up from International Food Relief Partnership Partners in Honduras, Niger, and Somalia
Executive Summary Introduction Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS), a fortified product, fill key nutrient gaps during the complementary feeding period, pregnancy, and lactation...