PSM Technical Intern

Background:

Chemonics International Inc. implements the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program- Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. GHSC-PSM is the primary vehicle through which USAID 1) procures and provides health commodities; 2) provides technical assistance to improve partner countries’ management of the supply chain, and 3) collaborates with key international stakeholders to support global health initiatives. For more information about Chemonics ) and the GHSC-PSM project

Project Overview:

In Cambodia, the GHSC-PSM project is supporting the government under two primary health areas or task orders (TOs). Under TO1 (HIV/AIDS) the project provided technical assistance to the Department of Drug and Food (DDF) on the LMIS Strengthening Pilot Project as they deploy a new Logistics and Management Information System (LMIS) for health commodities. The project has also been supporting the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology, and STD (NCHADS) to implement Multi-Month Dispensing (MMD) for eligible patients at PEPFAR-supported Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) sites. The project has been working under TO2 (Malaria) to procure malaria health commodities for PMI-supported University Research Co. (URC)-Cambodia Malaria Elimination Project (CMEP) and providing technical assistance to National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) to strengthen supply chain management including malaria commodity forecasting, supply planning, and improving data collection, and reporting into Malaria Information System (MIS).