April 2012: USAID’s Global Health Strategic Frameworkincludes a significant reference to SCMS, although not naming us directly, on page 17.
January 19, 2012:"In Mozambique, better systems mean better choices for HIV/AIDS commodities,"USAID|DELIVER PROJECTreport. Read an SCMS story regarding our Mozambique field office’s work in establishing an LMIS for labs.
January 4, 2012: "SCMS's Supply Chain slideshow featured on USAID's website." View photos illustrating SCMS's daily efforts to bring lifesaving drugs to millions of individuals being treated for HIV/AIDS.
December 27, 2011: "SCMS: Providing Life-Saving Medicines in Haiti,"MSH's Global Health Impact Blog. Read a first-hand account of our efforts in Haiti from Marie-Nadine Gaston, a SCMS client relations and activity coordinator.
November 30, 2011: "Managing HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies in Tanzania," USAID Impact Blog. Learn about SCMS in Tanzania from Eric Shoo, one member of the growing team of supply chain monitoring advisors hired by SCMS to work in Tanzania’s nine Medical Store Department zonal stores.
November 29, 2011: "Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Logistics, Commodities, and Waste Management Requirements for Scale-Up of Services,"PLoS Medicine article. Download SCMS's collaborative article on male circumcision scale-up efforts, published by the peer-reviewed scientific journal.
October 13, 2011: "On the road with SCMS: Haiti," USAID Impact blog series.Learn about our work in Haiti and efforts to help those treated at the Hopital Evangelique.
September 15, 2011: "On the road with SCMS: South Africa," USAID Impact blog series. Read about how a provincial depot’s dream team mobilizes to support scale-up of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
August 31, 2011: "On the road with SCMS: Ethiopia,"USAID Impact blog series. Learn about how capacity building helps a health center manage its supply of HIV/AIDS commodities.
August 30, 2011: "In Mozambique, a Smart Investment in the Private Sector Supports HIV/AIDS Laboratories," USAID news. Read USAID's coverage of SCMS's work in the private sector supporting HIV/AIDS laboratories.
August 24, 2011: "On the road with SCMS: Nigeria," USAID Impact blog series. Read about how PEPFAR partners pool procurement of life-saving commodities.
July 2011:SCMS case study published in new guide on supply chain management. SCMS is featured in the third edition of the textbook, "Essentials of Supply Chain Management,"—targets core concepts and techniques.
June 2011: "The US Government donates $1.7 million of medical supplies to Ethiopia through PEPFAR and SCMS," PEPFAR press release. The donation consists of four 40-ton trucks, five motorbikes, four mobile cold rooms, and a ten-module flat pack office set.
June 20, 2011: "30 Years of HIV/AIDS: A USAID Historical Perspective," USAID Impact blog series. USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah discusses PEPFAR's success.
April/May 2011: "Supply Chain Heroes," USAID's Front Lines publication features SCMS and shows howa smart investment by PEPFAR has led to lower prices and reliable supplies of live-saving medicines.
April 26, 2011: "In Ethiopia, supply chains are a smart investment for public health," USAID Impact blog series. Learn how Yodit Assefa, procurement specialist for SCMS,contributes to the vision of an HIV-free generation in Ethiopia.
April 14, 2011: "SCMS cited in statement by Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on African Affairs." Ambassador Goosby lauds SCMS's efforts in treatment and care for HIV/AIDS as part of PEPFAR.
March 2011: "Guatemala: U.S. Support Mitigates Critical Antiretroviral Shortage," PEPFAR blog post. Learn how an emergency ARV delivery in Guatemala is facilitated by SCMS.
February 24, 2011:"Contractors help feds fight AIDS," Washington Business Journal. Learn why The Partnership for Supply Chain Management Inc. made the list of top local contractors.
February 18, 2011: "PEPFAR: Making Smart Investments to Save More Lives," Department of State DipNote blog. Learn about SCMS's efforts to achieve cost savings for antiretroviral drugs.
February 2011: "Smart Investments: Making the Most of Every Dollar Invested," PEPFAR Fact Sheet. SCMS is cited as an example of how to get a "bigger bang for the buck," based on our efficiencies in shipping methods which reduce costs by as much as 90% .
January 8, 2011: "SCMS cited on Fast Fact on U.S. Government's Work in Haiti: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief." Learn how SCMS assembled medical kits for hospitals and clinics, coordinated volumes of donated humanitarian aid, and worked with the US government health team to conduct rapid assessments for evaluating structural damage.
