Leading Voices: Rebecca Kohler

Since 2017, the Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines (SAFEMed) for Ukrainians Activity—funded by USAID and implemented by MSH—has partnered with the Ministry of Health to streamline the governance and management of the pharmaceutical supply chain to ensure reliable and affordable access to lifesaving medicines, particularly to fight HIV and TB. Localization has been at the heart of this alliance, working with the government and a local logistics company to ensure treatments make it to service delivery sites. SAFEMed’s Chief of Party, Rebecca Kohler, discusses lessons learned as the program enters its sixth year.