Supply Chain

Venciendo las barreras de género: Yo soy una trabajadora de la salud de la cadena de suministros

Carol Bales — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:38:38 +0000

El Ministerio de Salud de El Salvador tiene a nivel nacional 111 almacenes y solo 2, son dirigidos por mujeres. Yesenia Aguirre de Barahona es una de esas dos mujeres, se desempeña como guardalmacén de la Región Paracentral. El almacén abastece 73 centros de salud para una población beneficiaria de 882,243 personas.

Graduada como Licenciada en Mercadotecnia, tiene 23 años trabajando en la cadena de suministros en el sistema de salud salvadoreño, y siete como guardalmacén de medicamentos. A pesar de que tiene una gran experiencia, se enfrenta a algunos desafíos debido a ser mujer en un papel por lo general ocupado por los hombres.

Author's name:

Sonia Brito-Anderson

Publication Date:

October 2013

Overcoming Gender Barriers: A Day in the Life of a Health Worker in the Supply Chain

Carol Bales — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:11:38 +0000

El Salvador’s Ministry of Health has 111 warehouses nationwide, and only two are directed by women. Yesenia Aguirre de Barahona is one of those two women, working as a warehouse guard in the Paracentral Region. Her warehouse supplies medicines to 73 health centers that serve a total of 882,243 people.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, she gained 23 years of experience working in the supply chain of the country’s health system, and spent seven years as a guard of medication warehouses. Even though she is highly experienced, she faces some challenges due to being a woman in a role typically held by men.

Author's name:

Sonia Brito-Anderson

Publication Date:

September 2013

Security Briefs: Experts from Latin America and the Caribbean Gather to Address HIV/AIDS Commodities

Carol Bales — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:34:04 +0000

Headlines making waves across the United States recently featured the severity of this year’s flu virus. Record numbers of cases are reported for the particularly severe strain of influenza. Health experts are urging everyone to get their flu shot if they have not already. Absent are headlines suggesting a vaccine shortage.

Though we may take for granted access to vaccines protecting us from the flu and other viruses, in many parts of the world access to vaccinations, antibiotics, and HIV/AIDS and family planning commodities is limited. Restrictive financing, stockouts, untrained supply chain managers, logistics hardships, fragile infrastructure, weak health systems, and a host of other challenges threaten commodity security in many countries.

Author's name:

Amanda Puckett

Publication Date:

January 2013