All medicines carry some risk of adverse events; although certain risks are identified when medicines are tested during clinical trials, others aren’t recognized until after the medicine is on the market and has been used in “real world” settings. Adverse events not only endanger the health of patients, but if not well managed, they may … Read more
Le programme SIAPS (Systems for Increased Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services ou Programme d’Amélioration de l’Accès aux Produits et Services Pharmaceutiques) implémenté par Management Sciences for Heath (MSH) a été mandaté par l’Agence des États-Unis pour le Développement International (USAID) pour renforcer le système de gestion logistique des médicaments antipaludiques. Dans le cadre de la … Read more
Il est important que le SDADME révisé, décrivant le circuit de l’approvisionnement et de la distribution des médicaments essentiels soit connu et mis en œuvre par les acteurs du secteur pharmaceutique. C’est ainsi que la DPM avec l’assistance technique et financière de SIAPS a organisé un atelier de dissémination du SDADME dans les régions de … Read more
A Bayoko, A Sangaré, A Yattara, C Touré, DPM, M Dembélé, M Diarra, Mali, S Berthé, SDADME, Technical Report, Y Diallo
Au Mali, de nombreux efforts ont été fournis pour la mise en œuvre de la politique pharmaceutique nationale et du schéma directeur d’approvisionnement et de distribution des médicaments essentiels (SDADME) qui est l’outil d’opérationnalisation de cette politique. Cependant, plusieurs rapports d’évaluations ou d’analyses situationnelles ressortent des insuffisances relatives à la transmission de l’information logistiques pour … 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
ART, ARV, Forecasting, G Shiferaw, HIV/AIDS, K Matshotyana, Logistics Management Information System, Procurement, Quantification, Quarter 2, Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health, stock, Supply chain management, Swaziland, Technical Report
The integration of the medicine and medical supply systems of the Dominican Republic’s various disease control programs into a unified management system has led to improvements in estimating needs and in programming purchases, while enhancing distribution chain efficiency. The President’s Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported the Dominican Republic’s Integrated Management System for Pharmaceuticals … Read more
The Philippines is one of the 22 countries worldwide with the highest tuberculosis (TB) rates and one of the 27 highest multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) burden countries. In late 2011, Quezon City Health Department (QCHD), with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Systems for Improving Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program, took … Read more
O Programa Nacional de Controle de Malária no Brasil (PNCM) considera a oportunidade e qualidade do diagnóstico, a disponibilidade do medicamento, sua adequada dispensação e a adesão ao tratamento essenciais para obtenção de êxito na estratégia de controle. Por isso considera que o monitoramento regular da qualidade desses serviços deve ser uma preocupação permanente do … Read more
Despite an increase in access to medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), fully functional pharmacovigilance and regulatory systems are not yet in place. Strengthening regulatory and pharmacovigilance systems is a global imperative for preventing harm and improving outcomes in treatment and prevention programs. The Asia region both supplies and purchases medical products. A better … Read more
This report presents the results of a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) study of malaria treatment in a small-scale gold mining sector in Suriname. The KAP study was commissioned by the Government of Suriname/Global Fund “Searching for Gold, Finding Malaria” program in collaboration with USAID-funded SIAPS and PAHO. The goal of the study was to document malaria treatment–seeking … Read more