Konduri N, Aboagye-Nyame F, Mabirizi D, Hoppenworth K, Kibria MG, Doumbia S, Williams L, Mazibuko G.Digital health technologies to support access to medicines and pharmaceutical services in the achievement of sustainable development goals. Digit Health. 2018 May 3;4:2055207618771407. doi: 10.1177/2055207618771407. Read the full article
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Defeating malaria through pharmaceutical systems strengthening
SIAPS has received funding from the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) to work in eight countries—Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Guinea, Mali, and South Sudan—to strengthen pharmaceutical systems for improved malaria control. This report synthesizes the pharmaceutical systems strengthening efforts of SIAPS and documents how the approach was used to support … Read more
HIV and AIDS Commodity Management Tool for West Africa (OSPSIDA): Technical Guide
The West Africa Regional HIV Pharmaceutical Management Information Dashboard is developed and implemented for fifteen focus West African countries for better management of HIV and AIDS commodities. The goal of the Dashboard is to capture, track, aggregate, and disseminate information about antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), rapid test kits (RTKs), and other HIV and AIDS commodities to support … Read more
HIV and AIDS Commodity Management Tool for West Africa (OSPSIDA): User Guide
The goal of the OSPSIDA Dashboard is to capture, track, aggregate, and disseminate information about antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), rapid test kits (RTKs), and other HIV and AIDS commodities to support evidence-based decision making in the West Africa subregion. The Dashboard offers regional partners a platform through which they may easily share information on funding flows and … Read more
Transition of the HIV and AIDS Commodity Management Tool (OSPSIDA) to the West African Health Organization and Cameroon: Lessons Learned and Recommendations
USAID’s West African office asked SIAPS to provide support to six countries in the West and Central African region—Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Guinea, Niger, and Togo—to establish a web-based regional dashboard (OSPSIDA.org) that will create an early warning system (EWS) to monitor HIV and AIDS commodities and to detect and minimize the risk of stock-out … Read more
Étude de faisabilité de l’élargissement de l’accès aux TDR et CTA dans les pharmacies du secteur privé au Mali : Rapport de recherche
La présente étude vise à examiner la faisabilité d’une introduction des tests de diagnostic rapide (TDR) et combinaisons thérapeutiques à base d’artémisinine (CTA) subventionnés pour la prise en charge du paludisme dans les pharmacies du secteur privé au Mali, et déterminer quels éléments doivent être pris en compte afin de garantir que cette introduction s’effectue … Read more
Quantification report on family planning commodities for the period January 2014 to December 2018
The promotion of family planning (FP) and access to desired contraceptive methods for women and couples are essential steps to ensuring the well-being and empowerment of women, while also supporting the health and development of communities. It provides opportunities to prevent high-risk pregnancies, which contribute to the high maternal mortality and morbidity rate or to … Read more
Costing the Supply Chain for Delivery of ACTs and RDTs in the Public Sector in Benin and Kenya
Shretta R, Johnson B, Smith L, Doumbia S, de Savigny D, Anupindi R, Yadav P. Costing the supply chain for delivery of ACT and RDTs in the public sector in Benin and Kenya. Malaria Journal. 2015; 14:57. Read the full article
Estimating the In-Country Distribution Costs of Malaria Commodities in Benin and Kenya
This report estimates the cost of the Kenyan and Beninese distribution networks for artemisininbased combination therapies (ACTs) and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in the public sector. Based on this work, we created an extrapolative model to allow donors and country budget planners to quickly and effectively estimate distribution costs for country roadmaps. This model is … Read more
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
