Archive Sierra Leone

Retreat Report: SIAPS and Directorate of Drugs and Medical Supplies Activity Plan

The Directorate of Drugs and Medical Supplies (DDMS) plays a key role in providing technical guidance and setting strategic direction in policy formulation, service delivery, standards, laws and regulations, and objectives for the pharmaceutical sector in Sierra Leone. It is also involved in stakeholders’ collaboration and coalition building, resource mobilization and deployment of resources, monitoring, … Read more

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Standard Operating Procedures for Planning and Implementing a Continuous Results Monitoring and Support System in Sierra Leone at the Primary Health Unit Level

Since May 2016, the Directorate of Drugs and Medical Supplies (DDMS) and SIAPS have supported district health management teams (DHMTs) to implement the continuous results monitoring and support system (CRMS) in their respective health facilities. By the end of 2017, 10 of the 13 districts and more than 1,000 health facilities had conducted three rounds … Read more

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Report of a ToT and Cascade Training on Leadership Development Program for Pharmacists from the Public Sector of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone

The pharmaceutical sector in Sierra Leone faces several challenges. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), in collaboration with different partners, is in the process of strengthening the capacity of district and peripheral health facilities (hospitals and peripheral health units (PHUs)) to ensure an uninterrupted supply of essential medicines, manage supply chain activities through an … Read more

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Training Workshop on Quantification with Quantimed and PipeLine Tools in Freetown, Sierra Leone

The purpose, objectives, and activities of this program are designed to reflect the Government of Sierra Leone’s Health Sector Recovery Plan. Specifically, SIAPS will provide support for strengthening the supply chain system, including capacity-building activities that focus on district-and peripheral-unit levels to assist in restarting programs of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS); the … Read more

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Restructuring the Directorate for Drugs and Medical Supplies

The Directorate for Drugs and Medical Supplies (DDMS) plays a key role in providing technical guidance and setting strategic direction in policy formulation, service delivery, standards, laws and regulations, and objectives for the pharmaceutical sector in Sierra Leone. It is also involved in stakeholders’ collaborations and coalition building, resource mobilization and deployment of resources, and … Read more

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Storage Improvement of Peripheral Health Units in Four Districts in Sierra Leone

Proper storage conditions and inventory control have a positive effect on medicine quality, data/recording quality, transparency, and the prevention of loss and expiries that lead to wastage. Medicines can lose their potency over time, and the substances that remain as they break down can be harmful. Poor and disorganized storage can lead to deterioration and … Read more

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Continuous Results Monitoring and Support System

This is the report of the first continuous results monitoring and support system (CRMS) exercise in Bombali District, which was conducted in May 2016. The purpose of the report is to highlight the findings and observations of the CRMS exercise. A total of 104 health facilities (HFs) (one hospital, 18 community health centers (CHCs), 57 … Read more

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Organogram for Sierra Leone Directorate of Pharmaceutical services

Leadership and governance of Sierra Leone’s Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services (DPS) is a key pillar of the health care system. The DPS plays a key role in providing technical guidance and setting the strategic direction for policy formulation, service delivery, standards, laws and regulations, and objectives. It is also involved in stakeholder collaboration and coalition … Read more

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Training on Treatment Registers and Paper-based LMIS Tools for Sierra Leone Health Personnel

The purpose of revising the treatment registers and conducting ToT and cascade trainings was to improve the quality of the primary data collected at the health facility level; increase the user-friendliness of the registers; and build the capacity of the DDMS, DPPI, programs, district health management teams (DHMTs), and hospital and PHU staff on the … Read more

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