The Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program team in Bangladesh participated in the first Inter-Country Conference on Measurement and Accountability for Health (MA4Health), held on April 26-28, 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event was organized by World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the German agency for international … Read more
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SIAPS at the 4th Women Deliver Global Conference
Senior Technical Advisors Maheen Malik and Suzanne Diarra are participating in the global conference on women’s health and rights held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Malik and Diarra will provide expertise on women’s and girl’s health and development in South Asia sharing sustainable development goals, progress made in the region, and key interventions for improving health. For updates, … Read more
Now Available: RMNCH Quantification Supplement Webinar Recording
The UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities (UNCoLSC) Supply Chain Technical Resource Team developed a quantification supplement covering 13 underused reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health commodities with great lifesaving potential. These 13 commodities, prioritized by the UNCoLSC, have diverse characteristics: some are new products in the process of being introduced, while others have been in … Read more
Devex Features SIAPS Program Work on Pharmaceutical Financing
Governments should not have to “break the bank” while working to achieve universal access to quality-assured and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all, SIAPS Principal Technical Advisor Niranjan Konduri wrote in a Devex op-ed this week. Reacting to the WHO’s first global report on diabetes, released on April 6, Konduri identified inefficient government spending on pharmaceutical commodities as … Read more
Global Health Mini-University Presentations Now Available
SIAPS Program presentations from the 2016 Global Health Mini-University are now available at the links below. For additional presentation materials and photos from the March 4 event, click here. SIAPS Presentations Introducing New TB Medicines and Regimens: Is Success Driven By Systems? Building Systems for Access and Appropriate Use of iCCM Medicines Increasing Access to … Read more
DRC Moves to Improve Access to Life-Saving Commodities for Mothers and Children
For the first time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 13 life-saving health commodities for mothers and children have been included in the National Health Development Plan (NHDP). These medicines are recommended by the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC). The move by the Ministry of Public Health … Read more
SIAPS Showcases Its Work at the 15th Annual Global Health Mini-U
On March 4, SIAPS Program technical staff presented at the 15th Global Health Mini-University, a one-day learning forum for professionals and students in the field of global health. Hosted by USAID, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the Global Health Professional and Organizational Development Program, the event featured more than … Read more
Inauguration of Central Oxygen Supply System at Khulna Shishu Hospital
On February 25, a central oxygen supply system at Khulna Shishu Hospital (KSH) was inaugurated to ensure that regular and uninterrupted medical oxygen is available for critical management of inpatient children. The central oxygen supply system was commissioned in November 2015, with technical assistance provided by the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and … Read more
Join SIAPS at the 2016 Global Health Mini-University
Join representatives from SIAPS Program and its partners as they present at the Global Health Mini-University (Mini-U) on March 4 in Washington, DC. Mini-U is an annual, day-long forum that brings together professionals, students, and decision makers from the field of global health. SIAPS Program research will be presented at three sessions: “Increasing Access to Lifesaving Commodities: … Read more
Supporting the National Action Plan on MDR-TB
Global partnerships and new models of TB care are crucial to success in the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to speakers at a panel discussion on the White House National Action Plan for Combating MDR-TB. The plan, which was released in December, aims to treat 35% of all MDR-TB patients in the 10 countries with the highest TB burden … Read more
