A medical waste shredder, procured with LHSS support, uses non-incineration technology and will protect Tajikistan’s environment.

With support from USAID’s LHSS Project, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MOHSPP) in Tajikistan strengthened Tajikistan’s national laboratory system and supported the country’s COVID-19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan.

LHSS grants help nontraditional partners play a larger role in strengthening Peru’s health system.

The assessment findings inform the MoHSPP and its international partners on interventions to improve the quality of vaccination services, not only for COVID-19 but beyond. This ultimately leads to increased access to improved services in Tajikistan.

Returning funds to the Ministry of Finance at the end of the fiscal year is the last thing any Ministry of Health wants to do. In Peru, health budget officials are rolling out a strategy to stop that from happening.

LHSS conducted an assessment of the accuracy of drug scheduling tracking systems and developed recommendations to strengthen antiretroviral stockout and distribution monitoring.

This document outlines recommendations for the design and implementation of the National Migrant Health Observatory. The recommendations seek to facilitate greater coordination and exchange of information among the public, international cooperation and civil society actors or stakeholders that articulate the response to Venezuelan migration in the country. 

​​​This document presents the Plan for the development of Organizational Capacities of the DPVIH of the Ministry of Health of Peru to improve the provision of health services against HIV to the Venezuelan migrant population in Peru

Proper specimen collection and transport play an important role in the accurate and timely identification of newly emerging infectious diseases. This report provides recommendations for improving the specimen collection and transport system in Peru.

Through intensive engagement with residents, health workers and other community leaders countered misinformation and eased people's concerns. The result: thousands more COVID-19 vaccinations.

Este informe presenta los hallazgos de una revisión documental del marco normativo y acuerdos internacionales para el intercambio de información transfronteriza de la información de tratamiento de VIH en población migrante con VIH, así como de entrevistas con los programas de VIH de los países y con organismos supranacionales, cooperantes y otros.

This report is a health system assessment focused on HIV care services for Venezuelan migrants living in Peru. The assessment reviews secondary data sources; interviews with key informants, users, and professionals who are responsible for health facilities providing Antiretroviral Therapy (HF ART); observes visits to selected HF ART; and provides an overview of a self-administered survey to those responsible for HF ART in the country.

En este informe, LHSS evalúa la demanda de productos básicos para el VIH necesarios para brindar una cobertura adecuada a los venezolanos que viven con el VIH en Perú y analiza los sistemas de pronóstico existentes en el Ministerio de Salud para determinar su precisión en la adquisición y el seguimiento de la distribución de medicamentos clave para el VIH.

In this report, LHSS quantifies the demand for HIV commodities needed to provide adequate coverage for Venezuelans living with HIV in Peru and analyzes existing forecasting systems at the MOH to determine its accuracy in procuring and monitoring the distribution of key HIV drugs.

LHSS tiene como objetivo fortalecer la capacidad del Ministerio de Salud para garantizar la disponibilidad de productos para el VIH (ARV y dispositivos médicos) para la población migrante venezolana en Perú. Como parte de este esfuerzo, LHSS estimó la demanda de productos relacionados con el VIH relacionados con esta población, incluidos detalles como el tipo, la cantidad y el momento.