Download Monitoring adverse drug reactions is becoming a priority for public health programs involved in large scale-ups of new essential medicines. Under an interagency agreement between the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the SPS program assessed pharmacovigilance activities of 32 PHPs in sub-Saharan Africa. Poster displayed at … Read more
Preservice Curriculum Reform on Pharmaceutical Supply Management at the Hanoi University of Pharmacy: Technical Assistance for Curriculum Review and Competency Assessment
Download Preservice curriculum reform followed by sound implementation is a cost-effective and sustainable intervention that leads to broader health system strengthening. Effective preservice training reduces the need for future large-scale and expensive in-service trainings. The Hanoi University of Pharmacy (HUP) in Vietnam is currently reforming their preservice curriculum on pharmaceutical supply management. A systematic process … Read more
Workshop on Framework Agreement and Two-Year Procurement Cycle at Proshika HRDC, Koitta, Manikgonj, March 6–8, 2012
Download The plan is to strengthen and assist the office of the Joint Secretary (Development and Medical Education), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to enable it to discharge its responsibility in matters of procurement and logistics by establishing the Procurement and Logistics Management Cell. This cell would be responsible for coordinating and supervising decentralization, … Read more
Integrating Management of TB and HIV Medicine and Commodity Supply into Regional Health Services within the SUGEMI Framework
Download English This report describes the process for transferring the inventories of tuberculosis medicines and HIV medicines and supplies from the Program for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission and prepackaged therapy kits for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections, from the Provincial/Municipal Health Directorates to the Regional Health Services and activities carried out subsequent to … Read more
Substandard and Counterfeit Antimicrobials: Recent Trends and Implications to Key Public Health Interventions in Developing Countries
Tadeg H, Berhane Y. Substandard and counterfeit antimicrobials: recent trends and implications to key public health interventions in developing countries. East Afr J Public Health. 2012;9(2):85-9. View the abstract
Pharmacovigilance and Global HIV and AIDS
In the July 2012 issue of Current Opinion in HIV & AIDS, SIAPS has contributed to the Pharmacovigilance and global HIV/AIDS article, which focuses on the current situation in global pharmacovigilance for HIV/AIDS treatment.
Haiti Pharmaceutical Sector Technical Assistance Priorities
Download Access to medicines remains a major issue for the Haitian population. National-level statistics show that less than half the population has acceptable access to medicines. In addition, for those who have access, there is no guarantee of the quality of medicines. As part of the strategy to reform the health system, the MSPP has … Read more
Integrated Pharmaceutical Supply Management as a Strategy for Strengthening the National Health System in the Dominican Republic
Download English The implementation of an integrated pharmaceutical system in the Dominican Republic is correcting critical problems in medicine supply and, as an unexpected effect, is contributing to the completion of the health reform process and to the implementation of public administration decentralization and transparency. Download Spanish La implementación de un sistema integrado de medicamentos … Read more
SIAPS Brochure
Download English The SIAPS framework and result areas reflect the dynamic relationships among five health systems building blocks: governance, human resources, information, financing, and service delivery, with a pharmaceutical product overlay that guides technical content. The SIAPS Brochure provides a brief summary about the program, partners and main focus areas. Download French Le cadre conceptuel … Read more
President’s Malaria Initiative: Private Sector Distribution of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies in Liberia
Download In Liberia, it is estimated that at least 46% of the population accesses antimalarials through the private sector. Quality-assured ACTs, however, are generally more expensive than older antimalarials; therefore, the majority of these outlets still stock chloroquine and other monotherapies. According to the 2010–15 national malaria strategic plan, MOHSW is committed to increasing access … Read more
