Policy Brief: Status of the Supervision of Malaria Diagnostic and Treatment Posts in Countries of the Amazon Basin

Download English In 2011, AMI decided to evaluate the supervision system that had been implemented in each of the four countries. SPS consultants conducted an evaluation of supervisory coverage, how well the supervision instrument was completed, and its usefulness for decision making at the local, departmental, and central levels. Download Spanish En 2011 AMI decidió … Read more

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Bangladesh Newsletter March 2012

Download The overall goal of the SIAPS/Bangladesh program is to build the capacity of MOHFW and its key directorates—DGFP, DGHS, DGDA, and HED—and other indigenous institutions to efficiently and effectively manage their procurement and supply chain management activities. Special focus will be given to TB commodity management at all levels. Read about their progress toward … Read more

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Review of the Cesarean-section Antibiotic Prophylaxis Program in Jordan and Workshop on Rational Medicine Use and Infection Control

Amman, Jordan, March 4-8, 2012 Organized by Ministry of Health, Royal Medical Services, and Jordan Food and Drug Administration in collaboration with SPS and SIAPS Presentations: Infection Control and ICAT Overview of Antimicrobial Resistance Overview of Infection Control and Prevention Preparations for Hospital IC Self-Assessments Introduction to the Infection Control Assessment Tool (ICAT) Preventing Transmission … Read more

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Informe técnico: Propuesta para la Atención de Personas Afectadas por TB y TB-MDR en Poblaciones Especiales en Madre de Dios Edith Alarcón Arrascue Febrero

Para el período Octubre 2010 – Junio 2012, SAIDI extiende su experiencia a otro departamento del Perú: Madre de Dios. Las intervenciones en este departamento están orientadas al control de la resistencia a los medicamentos anti-tuberculosis, en consideración a la relevancia de la tuberculosis multi-drogo-resistente (TB-MDR) en Perú y en este departamento en particular.

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A New Medicine Monitoring System Helps Prevent Antimalarial Stock-Outs in the Americas Region

Download English Countries have consistently been using the indicator results as a solicitation-donation mechanism. By the end of 2011, 1.5 million units of medication valued at about USD 54,000 had been transferred among countries. Much more critical than just the worth of these medicines, these exchanges have solved overstock problems in some countries and stock-outs … Read more

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Informe Técnico: Selección, programación de necesidades y adquisición de medicamentos antimaláricos en los países que comparten la Cuenca del Amazonas

Download Spanish Con apoyo de otros socios de AMI, todos los países que forman parte de la Iniciativa introdujeron terapias basadas en artemisinina (TCA) para enfrentar la resistencia documentada de P. falciparum a esquemas terapéuticos usados previamente, fortalecieron los mecanismos para asegurar la calidad de todos los fármacos usados para el tratamiento de la malaria … Read more

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