Management Sciences for Health

10/17/2025

🎗 Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in Nigeria—yet it is both preventable and treatable.

Through the Evidence-Informed Technical Advocacy for HPV Vaccine Introduction in Nigeria project, Management Sciences for Health and our partners Women Advocates for Vaccine Access and Solina Centre for International Development and Research -SCIDaR are turning evidence into action—strengthening planning, financing, and policy for sustainable HPV vaccination.

🦠 HPV causes 95% of cervical cancer cases in Nigeria, making efforts to expand HPV vaccination essential to saving lives.

In recent weeks, MSH and partners hosted High-Level Policy Dialogues on Sustaining HPV Vaccination, bringing together government leaders, legislators, youth advocates, and community representatives to chart a long-term path for HPV vaccine financing and delivery.

📍 In , we were honored to welcome the Honorable Commissioner for Health, who launched our Policy and Programmatic Recommendations (PPRs)—state-specific actions for sustainable HPV vaccine delivery—alongside the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health.

📍 In , the First Lady, represented by her Chief of Staff, unveiled the PPRs and was decorated as HPV Vaccine Ambassador, highlighting strong state-level commitment. The event also featured the Commissioner for Health, the Emir of Zazzau, members of the House Committee on Health and PHC, and the State Primary Health Care Board—along with a powerful appeal from an adolescent girl calling for continued vaccine funding.

🌍 Next month, a national launch co-hosted with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) will build on these commitments and reinforce Nigeria’s leadership in eliminating cervical cancer.

👉 Learn more about our work to advance HPV vaccination and cervical cancer elimination: https://msh.org/projects/evidence-informed-technical-advocacy-for-hpv-vaccine-introduction-in-nigeria/

Evidence-Informed Technical Advocacy for HPV Vaccine Introduction in Nigeria Overview Nigeria has one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer in the

10/02/2025

🇳🇬 In Nigeria, one of the world’s most populous countries, our programs work in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria, local and regional organizations, frontline health workers, and communities to prevent disease, establish effective policies, address gaps in the health supply chain, and strengthen leadership and management within the health sector.

Together, we've:
☑️ Improved the quality and access of malaria services, helping lower test positivity rates
☑️ Bolstered HPV vaccination efforts for eligible girls aged 9–14 in targeted states.
☑️ Strengthened to***co control measures, supporting policy implementation and local action.
☑️ Increased capacity to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by co-developing Nigeria’s 2023–2028 AMR National Action Plan and expanding stewardship programs.

By working alongside government and communities, we help ensure that progress is anchored in systems that last.

📖 Learn more in our FY 2024 Annual Report: https://msh.org/annual-report/

Read about our work in Nigeria: https://msh.org/countries/nigeria/

09/18/2025

✨ Our 2024 Annual Report is here! ✨

For more than 54 years, MSH has partnered with ministries of health, frontline leaders, and communities in over 150 countries to strengthen health systems built to save lives.

This year’s report shows resilience in action. In Ukraine, reforms supported by MSH helped ensure that more than 5.2 million people continue to receive essential medicines despite ongoing war. From Guatemala to Ethiopia, investments in what we call the Four Ds—doctors, drugs, data, and dollars—are saving lives every day.

None of this would be possible without our incredible staff, trusted partners, and generous supporters. We are grateful to stand with you in building stronger, more equitable health systems worldwide.

📖 Explore the report: https://msh.org/annual-report/

09/12/2025

📊 Using Data to Drive Change in Ghana

In Ghana’s North Tongu district, health leaders are closing system gaps and improving outcomes for mothers and children through the Primary Health Care Performance Management (PHC-PM) project.

🎙️ “We identified major gaps—anemia in pregnancy, low ANC visits, and variations in child immunization. Using support from PHC-PM, we analyzed the data and realized the root causes were within our reach to solve. So, we built midwives’ capacity, procured equipment like hemoglobin meters and motorbikes, and reached women in hard-to-reach communities. That’s when real change started.” — Michael Zigah, District Health Director, North Tongu

Data. Leadership. Community-first solutions. That’s how we are strengthening primary health care.

🔗 Learn more in the project brief: https://msh.org/resources/strengthening-foundations-driving-impact-a-model-for-district-led-phc-transformation/

09/08/2025

🌍 Built to Save Lives: Health Systems in a Time of Tough Choices
📅 September 22, 2025 | 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178 |

💡 As global health funding declines, communities around the world face impossible choices:
❌ Which services to cut
❌ Which medicines not to buy
❌ Which lives can’t be saved

Strong health systems are the difference between collapse and continuity of care. They are the foundation that determines whether people live or die.

At this year’s UN General Assembly, Management Sciences for Health, Project HOPE, and mothers2mothers are bringing together experts to spotlight why resilient health systems matter everywhere—from conflict zones to stable economies—and what’s at risk if we neglect them.

👉 Register to join us in person: bit.ly/45LLSTf

09/05/2025

💊 What does resilience look like in Ukraine’s health system?

It looks like pharmacy vans driving to villages where almost no one had access before. It looks like a digital prescription system trusted to process 74 million transactions. It looks like government reforms saving $260 million—while still protecting patients.

These achievements didn’t happen overnight. For eight years, the USAID-funded project worked alongside Ministry of Health of Ukraine to strengthen systems with local leadership, transparency, and sustainability at the core.

When war put immense pressure on the health system, those foundations kept care going.

📖 Read the full story: https://msh.org/story/eight-years-of-safemed-building-a-more-resilient-health-system-in-ukraine/

Read about how SAFEMed's end of project event and how the team strengthened Ukraine’s health system, expanding access to affordable medicines and care—even amid war.

08/28/2025

💡 Adaptation in action. Resilient systems. Lasting impact.

In our latest newsletter, explore how countries are adapting and innovating to strengthen health systems and deliver better care for all.

📌 Featured stories include:
✅ Quality models shaping national policy in Guatemala
✅ District leadership improving outcomes for mothers and newborns in Ghana and Rwanda
✅ Partnerships in Ukraine sustaining access to affordable medicines

🔗 Read the issue: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/adapted-impact-lifesaving-results-better-lsree

08/28/2025

Agosto es el Mes de la Salud Reproductiva en , un momento para honrar las alianzas que están transformando la atención a las madres, los recién nacidos, y las familias en las comunidades indígenas.

Desde 2019, el proyecto Madres y Bebés Saludables (Utz’ Na’n) ha estado ayudando a las comunidades a ampliar el acceso a una atención de alta calidad y con respeto cultural. El año pasado, el proyecto amplió su enfoque a la nutrición, la atención posnatal y la salud infantil durante los primeros 1.000 días de vida, el periodo más crítico para sentar las bases de un futuro saludable.

Trabajando hombro a hombro con el Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, los trabajadores de salud, los socios locales y las comunidades, Utz’ Na’n:

✅ Apoya a más de 18.500 mujeres embarazadas con orientación sobre lactancia materna, nutrición durante el embarazo y cuidado infantile.

✅ Capacitando a más de 4.000 comadronas para que brinden atención de calidad desde el embarazo hasta el posparto y apoyen el crecimiento saludable de los niños durante sus primeros 1.000 días.

Porque apoyar a las madres y a los recién nacidos hoy construye un mañana más saludable.

Más información sobre el proyecto: https://msh.org/.../healthy-mothers-and-babies-in-guatemala/

08/25/2025

August is Reproductive Health Month in —a time to honor the partnerships that are transforming care for Indigenous mothers, newborns, and families.

Since 2019, the Healthy Mothers and Babies (Utz’ Na’n) project has been helping communities expand access to high-quality, culturally respectful care. Last year, the project expanded its focus on nutrition, postnatal care, and child health during the first 1,000 days of life—the most critical window to set the foundation for a healthy future.

Working side by side with health workers, local partners, and communities, Utz’ Na’n is:
✅ Supporting 18,500+ pregnant women with guidance on breastfeeding, pregnancy nutrition, and infant care.
✅ Equipping 4,000+ comadronas (traditional midwives) to provide quality care from pregnancy through postpartum, and to support healthy child growth during the first 1,000 days.

Because supporting mothers and newborns today builds a healthier tomorrow.

Learn more about the project: https://msh.org/projects/healthy-mothers-and-babies-in-guatemala/

08/22/2025

🇪🇹 In Ethiopia’s Amhara region—where tuberculosis ( ) cases are among the highest in the country—conflict has made accessing care more difficult than ever, with life-threatening consequences.

At Adet Primary Hospital, health workers trained and mentored by Management Sciences for Health through the US-funded Eliminate TB Project are responding with innovation: integrating TB screening into the hospital’s surgical unit for the first time.

In just the first month, 220 surgical patients were screened and 8 patients were diagnosed and treated, helping to stop TB transmission in its tracks.

This integrated approach shows how strengthening local capacity can drive lifesaving change—even in the most challenging contexts.

Learn more about our work: https://msh.org/projects/eliminate-tb/

Eliminate TB Project Overview The five-year Eliminate TB Project (2020–2025) builds on MSH’s 15-year legacy in Ethiopia’s TB control efforts. In

08/21/2025

In rural Guatemala, access to reproductive health care can mean the difference between life or death for mothers and newborns. Stockouts of lifesaving medicines and supplies put women—especially Indigenous women—at risk.

Through the Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz’ Na’n) project, MSH and our partner, Observatorio en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva OSAR, are helping turn policy into impact—ensuring that a dedicated alcohol tax truly becomes a lifeline for women and babies.

Since 2004, 15% of Guatemala’s alcohol tax revenue has been earmarked for reproductive health programs, creating a sustainable, accountable funding stream for maternal and newborn health. In 2025 alone, over USD 16 million is allocated to support these services.

Working together with Indigenous women’s organizations and other civil society partners, Utz’ Na’n is helping ensure this funding reaches the women and children it was created to serve.

Learn more about this lifesaving policy and its impact: https://msh.org/story/guatemalas-alcohol-tax-helps-advance-reproductive-and-maternal-health/

Utz’ Na’n helps improve Indigenous maternal health in Guatemala by expanding care access and tracking alcohol tax funding for reproductive health.

08/15/2025

🇺🇦 Yesterday in Kyiv, leaders from across Ukraine’s health sector, government, civil society, and international partners gathered for a milestone event marking eight years of impact from the Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) project, implemented by Management Sciences for Health with support from the U.S. Government.

Since 2017, has worked with Ukrainian partners to transform the country’s pharmaceutical system — making medicines more affordable, strengthening supply chains, and embedding transparency in procurement.

These and other results speak for themselves:

✔️ 5.6M patients reached through the Affordable Medicines program, with more than 15,000 pharmacies enrolled nationwide
✔️ UAH 9.2B (~$259M USD) in national budget savings through procurement reforms
✔️ 12,800+ tons of humanitarian aid worth over UAH 20.5B (~$500M USD) delivered during the first years of the full-scale invasion.
✔️ Expanded access to HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis treatment, even in frontline communities.

High-level government representatives recognized the program’s real impact on the lives of millions of Ukrainians — even amid war.

Closing the event, MSH Chief Operating Officer Deborah Hutchison reflected on the lasting value of these reforms: “When the war began, the same systems we had built together proved adaptable and indispensable… Investments that keep delivering impact far beyond their original scope.”

This milestone is a testament to what strong systems make possible — saving lives, protecting transparency, and ensuring access to medicines now and into the future.

📄 Learn more about the systems, innovations, and partnerships driving this change:https://msh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SAFEMed-Leaflet.pdf

💬 Read patient and partner voices: https://msh.org/story/eight-years-of-driving-change/



📸 Photographer: Oleksandr Tsybin