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Global Demand Forecasts
National Forecasts & Quantification
Woman data analytics at computer in Kenya
Woman data analytics at computer in Kenya
Photo Credit: USAID Kenya

Globally and nationally, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project uses and promotes advanced quantification methods to improve forecasts and provide suppliers and managers with more accurate information to plan their production and deliveries, which helps countries avoid stockouts and product waste through expiration. Consolidating supply chains from multiple countries also allows for bulk purchasing and drives down commodity costs.

Global Demand Forecasts

Our Plan team creates global demand forecasts for USAID’s procurement of various health commodity types based on historical information, public health indicators, market-shaping initiatives, international donor activities, and statistical modeling. Our experts monitor global consumption patterns and supply to take corrective steps in forecasting and communicating demand risks.

The Automated Requisition Tracking Management Information System (ARTMIS) has an integrated tool for optimized supply planning.

National Forecasts & Quantification

Our experts work with government agencies, public- and private-sector organizations, and other donors to improve demand forecasts using a variety of tools and data sources. This coordination helps ensure shipments are planned, scheduled, and monitored for continuity of product availability.

National quantification exercises inform international donor spending and ministry of health commodity requirements for individual countries.

Forthcoming are GHSC-PSM guidance documents and standard operating procedures for country-level forecasting and supply planning of various commodity types.

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When Olivia was a child growing up in Lusaka South, Zambia, she knew she wanted to work in public health, but becoming a nurse wasn’t an option she considered. Instead, Olivia had set her sights on a degree in public health and business administration at the University of Zambia (UNZA). She…
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In Zambia, the collaboration between GHSC-PSM and the University of Zambia (UNZA) is empowering a new generation of health supply chain specialists. Chipasha Mbuzi wanted to be a scientist starting at a young age, beginning with what she says was a “Simple admiration for the white coat and the…
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By the Numbers: Delivering Value through a Robust Global Health Supply Chain
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Empowering Zambia's Health Supply Chain Future
Supply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentZambia
When Olivia was a child growing up in Lusaka South, Zambia, she knew she wanted to work in public health, but becoming a nurse wasn’t an option she considered. Instead, Olivia had set her sights on a degree in public health and business administration at the University of Zambia (UNZA). She…
School Is In Session
LogisticsProcurementSupply PlanningWorkforce DevelopmentZambia
In Zambia, the collaboration between GHSC-PSM and the University of Zambia (UNZA) is empowering a new generation of health supply chain specialists. Chipasha Mbuzi wanted to be a scientist starting at a young age, beginning with what she says was a “Simple admiration for the white coat and the…
Champions for Change Increasing Access to HIV Testing in Burundi
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Laboratory testing plays a central role in HIV treatment and prevention. Healthcare workers rely on timely and accurate test results so people receive the treatment they need as soon as they need it. In many countries, laboratories have difficulty getting test results out quickly, putting patients…