by Sinette Goosen | Mar 21, 2023 | Logistics, Procurement
In 2022, PFSCM collaborated with a host of supply chain stakeholders to solve a unique issue of unaligned Harmonized System (HS) codes for a large time- and temperature-sensitive order of COVID-19 products originating from Asia and destined for Guinea. HS code is the...
by Sinette Goosen | Mar 7, 2023 | Digital Supply Chain Solutions, Logistics, Procurement
PFSCM has been serving Pakistan since 2010 on an ongoing basis. In 2019, 2021, and again in 2022 PFSCM assisted the country with emergency orders for HIV and malaria testing and treatment products. In 2022, despite Pakistan’s trade restrictions on imports from India,...
by Sinette Goosen | Mar 7, 2023 | Digital Supply Chain Solutions, Logistics, Procurement
Countries are shifting from pandemic response to pandemic preparedness and ramping up their diagnostics infrastructures, enabling them to quickly and accurately identify new potential health threats. To improve laboratory infrastructure, many countries are investing...
by Sinette Goosen | Mar 7, 2023 | Channel Management, Humanitarian Response, Procurement
Early in 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) made sudden changes to its Medicines Registry and importation regulations, impacting orders for health products already placed by the country. The measure further tightens controls on the registration of...
by Sinette Goosen | Mar 7, 2023 | Channel Management, Logistics
Nigeria has always been one of PFSCM’s top countries in terms of value and volume of goods ordered and delivered, and in 2022 it remained a special focus country. Last year alone, PFSCM procured more than $32 million worth of health products for Nigeria and delivered...