In 2012, the US Agency for International Development-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program, implemented by Management Sciences for Health, started working with the DGDA and conducted a comprehensive assessment of the DGDA’s regulatory systems and capacity. As part of the recommendations made in the assessment, SIAPS provided technical support to … Read more
More than 29,000 service delivery points (SDPs), including family welfare assistants, family welfare visitors, health and family welfare centers, NGO clinics, and maternal and child welfare centers, work under the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) of Bangladesh and distribute contraceptives in the community. However, before 2011, sporadic stock-outs of contraceptives at the SDP level … Read more
La Reforma del Sector de la Salud en la República Dominicana contempla la organización de un Sistema Único de Gestión del Suministro de Medicamentos e Insumos (SUGEMI) y la prestación de servicios de salud a través de los Servicios Regionales de Salud (SRS). La etapa inicial de implementación del SUGEMI destacó la gestión del suministro … Read more
Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential to reduce the spread of health facility-acquired (nosocomial) infections, including drug-resistant ones. The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program’s goal in global technical assistance in IPC is to reduce the development and spread of nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance. This contributes to an … Read more
The Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI) is an association of technical assistance organizations and Latin American and Caribbean countries, financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that supports the control and eventual elimination of malaria in the region. Since 2002, several projects implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) have been part of … Read more
PPM is a strategic health commodities supply chain entity for the government of Mali. It operates under a performance contract with the government that is renewable every three years. The performance contract expects PPM to offer public health facilities and programs the best possible service level in terms of product availability and quality service. Since … Read more
The USAID-funded SPS Program and its follow-on, the USAID-funded SIAPS Program, have collaborated with the MoHFW since 2010 to improve procurement tools and processes. SPS/SIAPS and the MoHFW explored ways to enhance the efficiency of supply chain information systems, which is critical to the adequate planning and maintenance of reproductive health product availability. The DGFP … Read more
To promote informed decision making in selecting appropriate interventions to address complex issues faced by health and pharmaceutical systems, the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) program has prepared this guidance document for technical assistance providers, policymakers, and key stakeholders in pharmaceutical systems to use as they consider system improvements and … Read more
This report presents highlights of SIAPS’ activities organized both by intermediate result area, representing multiple countries where we work, as well as by our global, regional, and country portfolios for the April through June 2016 period.
Clinical pharmacy is an area of practice in which pharmacists provide direct patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. Trends in pharmacy practice elsewhere indicate that a gradual shift has taken place from product-focused to patient-oriented practice. In Ethiopia various efforts have been made to initiate clinical pharmacy services … Read more
