From 2021 through 2025, MCD Global Health’s Goodwill Fund (GWF) project in Equatorial Guinea strengthened the national health supply chain, ensuring reliable access to essential medicines, reproductive health supplies, and tools to diagnose and treat HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria across the country.

To commemorate the project’s achievements and the strong partnership behind them, U.S. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, David Gilmour, attended the project’s close-out event, underscoring the importance of sustained U.S.–Equatorial Guinea collaboration in advancing public health outcomes.

As a result of this successful partnership, Equatorial Guinea now has:

• Improved access to essential and specialty medicines nationwide,
• A functional storage and distribution system reaching health facilities across all 19 health districts,
• A trained supply chain workforce with a strong culture of accountability, and
• Transferred systems and tools to the Ministry of Health for continued improvement.

Before the project began, frequent medical supply shortages meant patients often arrived at health facilities only to find that critical medicines or diagnostic tools were unavailable.

“We've set up the system. It's in place. Every facility that we’ve delivered supplies to has the stock management tools and knows how to use them,” said Antonio “Tony” Roca, field coordinator of the GWF. “We've trained them, continued to carry out periodic supervisions, and reported the findings to the MOHSW. If this system continues to be upheld when the project is completed, then we would have solved some issues in the health system.”

The partnership with the U.S. Embassy was instrumental in achieving zero stockouts of essential supplies and establishing sustainable supply chain systems. In addition to technical and financial support, the embassy’s engagement provided critical diplomatic leadership, helping to create a strong model for future development cooperation.

Funded with more than $6.3 million from the U.S. government and the Government of Equatorial Guinea, the project reached all health districts nationwide.

With systems now fully integrated into the national health infrastructure, the project’s legacy will continue supporting uninterrupted access to life-saving medicines and strengthening Equatorial Guinea’s health system for years to come.