Opening the DOOR to a New Commodity Stock Alert System

Two women in Angola walk to receive family planning services.
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The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management project presented an informational webinar on March 17, 2022, on a new, innovative stock-alert tool called the Drugs out of Range (DOOR) system. DOOR, which was piloted in Angola, aims to increase visibility of low-stock and stockout situations so that supply chain actors are empowered to correct these issues more rapidly. Current paper-based reporting systems often take weeks to deliver news of stockout but DOOR aims to solve these issues effectively and efficiently.

You can also check out our article on DOOR published by InterAction, our brief and our evaluation which is available in English and Portuguese.

 

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