The Systems for Improving Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program Mozambique has been working with DFH and partners in the pharmaceutical sector and in priority health programs to assist pharmaceutical services in improving the availability of pharmaceutical products and appropriate use at the service delivery points with the aim of achieving desired health outcomes. … Read more
This technical highlight describes promising practices in assessing, designing, and implementing a LMIS based on SIAPS Program’s experience. The promising practices are supported by case examples of LMIS implementation from Bangladesh, Swaziland, and West Africa.
The SIAPS approach to engaging the retail pharmacy sector combines strategies in the access framework and recommendations from the WHO and International Pharmaceutical Federation joint statement in 2010, which strongly emphasized the importance of pharmacists’ contributions to different tasks essential for quality TB care. The key overarching strategy is to build broad stakeholder involvement that includes national programs (NTPs), professional associations, … Read more
This report is requested by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mali Mission on a quarterly basis. Its purpose is to present information on progress in the implementation of activities that the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program in Mali planned for its program year (PY) 5 work plan. The … Read more
Inside this issue: Bangladesh National Drug Formulary 2015 Launched Real-Time Stock Reporting: Safeguarding the Lives of Women and Children Health Information System Mapping Analysis Conducted MOHFW Gears Up to Take Over SCMP DGDA Partners with KOICA to Bolster Staff Capacity Electronic Logistics Management Information System Developed for DGHS Reducing Newborn and Child Death through Public-Private … Read more
Joshi MP. Containing antimicrobial resistance to realize the goals of universal health coverage. Oral presentation at the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) Forum 2016, Tubingen, Germany. May 18-21, 2016.
Delegates at the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) Forum 2016, agreed upon and issued a Call to Action against antimicrobial resistance during the biannual meeting, held 18-21 May 2016, in Tubingen, Germany. EPN, a partner of the USAID-funded SIAPS Program, issued the renewed call to action with support from SIAPS and other partners. While antimicrobial resistance has … Read more
Working closely with the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in both Washington and PMI- focus countries, the US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program aims to ensure the availability of quality pharmaceutical products and effective pharmaceutical services in support of PMI objectives. To this end, and based … Read more
In the region of the Americas different modes of organization are used for medicine supply chains. Some are in the process of transformation as a product of sectoral reforms or decentralization of public administration. However, until now no systematic characterization of the supply chains has been made based on standardized categories. In the absence of … Read more
L’exercice de quantification de 2014 pour les produits de la PF a été fait sur la base 20,1% de PC en 2018 selon le plan d’action PF et les résultats ont montré une surévaluation des besoins du pays. La quantification de 2015 a été menée dans un contexte d’harmonisation de l’objectif du plan d’action PF avec … Read more
