A presentation by Helena Walkowiak, Principal Technical Advisor for SIAPS, on December 6 2017.
What Gets Defined, Gets Measured: A Definition and Framework for Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening
Training on Pharmaceutical and Medical Commodities Supply Chain Management in Humanitarian Response Settings
Most NGOs and partners who work with OFDA face significant challenges in pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain management (SCM) as well as difficulties complying with OFDA policies, procedures, and funding/donation requirements. OFDA seeks to ensure excellence in its operations and programs and continues to push for significant changes to establish a humanitarian aid system that … Read more
Pharmaceutical management considerations for expanded coverage of essential health services and financial protection programs
The UN adoption of the SDGs in 2015 signaled a strong commitment of member countries to the expanded access to essential health service agenda and definitively recognized the critical role of medicines in achieving UHC. The SDGs call for countries to “achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care … Read more
Registration and Quality Assurance of ARVs and other Essential Medicines in Namibia
SIAPS provided technical assistance to facilitate the expedited assessment and registration of new and existing ARV formulations to support the implementation of the revised Namibian ART guidelines (dated January 2014). The technical assistance focused on improving the efficiency of the regulatory system so that the recommended new first-line fixed-dose combination ARVs that contain tenofovir and … Read more
Strengthening Registration and Quality Assurance Systems for Generic ARVs, Related Medicines, and Devices in Namibia
In Namibia, USAID has been providing funding for technical assistance in the areas of pharmaceutical management and systems strengthening since 2003. During this period, the Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus (RPM Plus) and Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) programs were implemented. RPM Plus supported interventions that largely focused on strengthening systems for the antiretroviral therapy (ART) and … Read more
Mapping the Financial Flow and Expenditures for Select MNCH Medicines in Uganda
Since the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC) was published in 2012, much has been done to highlight the challenges countries face in ensuring the availability of essential commodities and to create resources to assist countries in this endeavor. In most settings, these commodities are procured with government … Read more
Mapping the Financial Flow and Expenditures for Select MNCH Medicines in Kenya
Since the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC) was published in 2012, much has been done to highlight the challenges countries face in ensuring the availability of essential commodities and to create resources to assist countries in this endeavor. In most settings, these commodities are procured with government … Read more
Mapping the Financial Flow and Expenditures for Select MNCH Medicines in Bangladesh
Since the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC) was published in 2012, much has been done to highlight the challenges countries face in ensuring the availability of essential commodities and to create resources to assist countries in this endeavor. In most settings, these commodities are procured with government … Read more
Challenges to Ensuring Adequate and Timely Funding for MNCH Commodities
As countries pursue the maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) targets established under Sustainable Development Goal 3, they will need to ensure the continuous availability of essential health commodities to prevent and treat the conditions that cause morbidity and mortality in those groups. Since the report of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for … Read more
Assessing Sub-National Procurement Practices of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities in Kenya
The SIAPS Program works at both the global and country levels to improve pharmaceutical management systems that increase access to quality medicines. SIAPS has developed a methodology to assess sub-national procurement practices. This methodology was used in Kenya to assess county-level procurement practices for essential maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) commodities and to study … Read more
