The Government of Swaziland (GOS) is committed to ensuring that reproductive health commodities are available to the people of Swaziland. One of the pillars of family planning commodity security is the continuous and optimal availability of these commodities. With technical assistance from UNFPA and USAID-funded SIAPS, as well as the participation of all major stakeholders, the Ministry of Health connducted a quantification exercise with … Read more
The Government of Swaziland (GoS) has made significant progress in addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic through a series of strategic plans and frameworks. An important component of the plans and frameworks is the regular and systematic quantification of HIV and AIDS commodities to ensure the regular and uninterrupted supply of life-saving medicines. This technical report details the quantification … Read more
In Cameroon, the needs for antiretrovirals (ARVs) and other HIV commodities on a national scale have increased significantly over the years with the increase in the number of HIV-positive people registering for treatment. Financial partners such as the World Bank, the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement; AFD), and PEPFAR have committed their support alongside technical … Read more
The Department of Chocó has Colombia’s second-highest malaria burden. Malaria control is particularly difficult in this department as a result of its widely dispersed population, difficult geographical access, and frequent problems involving law and order. A study conducted in Chocó by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program in 2012 revealed … Read more
The high cost of laboratory reagents and accumulated indebtedness are the primary causes of shortages and stock-outs. The lack of availability of these products limits timely diagnosis and treatment in public health facilities. Public resources available for reagent procurement could be optimized through the use of centralized purchasing by virtue of the economies of scale … Read more
Dans l’optique d’améliorer la capacité des principaux acteurs impliqués dans cet exercice de prévision des besoins, le Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (PLNP) a organisé un atelier de formation sur le manuel de quantification des intrants antipaludiques avec l’appui technique et financier du Programme des systèmes pour l’amélioration de l’accès aux produits et services pharmaceutiques (SIAPS, ou Systems … Read more
Each year, the Swaziland Ministry of Health’s Central Medical Store (CMS) conducts a one-year quantification exercise to budget for HIV commodities. In 2012/2013, using supply planning software developed by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID)-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS), the Ministry was able to save $US 6.1 million by avoiding … Read more
Swaziland’s Central Medical Store worked with SIAPS to carry out a one-year quantification exercise for HIV commodities that informed quantities and budgets required for FY 2013 through FY 2014. SIAPS put into place a systematic process for supply planning using the Pipeline® Monitoring and Procurement Planning System (PipeLine), a software tool designed to help program managers monitor the status … Read more
The Dominican Republic’s National Pharmaceutical Management Unit conducted a study to determine the supply of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical products in the specialized health care centers (CEAs). The purpose of this study was to establish supply baseline indicators for managing supplies in order to integrate the CEAs into the country’s Integrated System for Medicines and Supplies Management … Read more
In 2012, the National Medicines Management Team (Unidad Nacional de Gestión de Medicamentos; UNGM), in coordination with the General Directorate for Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS (Dirección General de Control de las Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual y SIDA) and the National Council on HIV and AIDS (Consejo Nacional de VIH y el SIDA; … Read more
