Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Supply Chain Management System Project

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management

January 2006

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

SCMS Project Purpose

To establish and operate a safe, secure, reliable, and sustainable supply chain management system (SCMS) to procure pharmaceuticals and other products needed to provide care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS and related infections– Around the world, but…– Focused on Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana,

Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Vietnam

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Project Objective

To create, enhance, and promote an uninterrupted supply of high-quality, low-cost products that flow through accountable systems which can:– Rapidly scale up to support HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment,

and care– Ensure quality of drugs, test kits, and other supplies– Build capacity for long-term sustainable procurement and

distribution of drugs and commodities– Respect intellectual property law at international and

national levels

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Categories of HIV/AIDS Commodities

• ARVs (including FDA tentatively approved generics) for adults and children

• Drugs for opportunistic infections• Drugs for STIs• Drugs for home care and palliative care• Drugs for tuberculosis• Rapid HIV test kits• Laboratory equipment and supplies• Medical supplies• Miscellaneous (e.g., vehicles)

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Project Components

• In-country technical support • Comprehensive logistics Management Information

System• Competitive and transparent procurement capacity• Quality assurance program• Freight forwarding and warehousing services• Comprehensive management system

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Cross-cutting Strategies

• One-stop shopping for HIV/AIDS programs• Pooled procurement using framework contracts• Begin and end in country• Strengthen — don’t replace — in-country supply

systems• Regional warehousing and distribution

– Protect country infrastructure– Increase responsiveness

• Collaboration, globally and locally

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

SCMS Implementation

• Pick and choose: one size does not fit all• Additive to current supply chain management

mechanisms• Based on demand and requests from the field• Public-private-NGO-FBO partnerships

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Start-up Schedule

• October 1st: Open for business

• November/December– Detailed technical design

– PMO staffing

– Day 1 MIS solution

– Initial stakeholder meetings (CDC, Track 1, countries)

• January– Negotiation and operations

strategies

– Project kick-off

• January (cont’d)

– USG Working Group introductions

– COP 06 country planning

• February/March– Framework contracts– In-country assessments/

quantifications– Working inventory purchase

• April– 1st global quantification– COP ’06 procurement

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PSCM)• Non-profit partnership established for SCMS

– JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI)– Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

• SCMS project team: 17 institutions– nonprofit organizations– commercial private sector corporations– academic institutions– faith-based organizations

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

SCMS Project Team

• Affordable Medicines for Africa – Johannesburg, SA• AMFA Foundation – St. Charles, IL• Booz Allen Hamilton – McLean, VA• Crown Agents Consultancy, Inc. – Washington, DC• The Fuel Logistics Group (Pty) Ltd. – Sandton, SA• International Dispensary Association – Amsterdam• JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. – Boston, MA• Management Sciences for Health, Inc. – Boston, MA• Manoff Group, Inc. – Washington, DC• MAP International – Brunswick, GA

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

SCMS Project Team (Continued)

• Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. – Rosebank, SA• The North-West University – Potchefstroom, SA• Northrop Grumman – McLean, VA• Program for Appropriate Technology in Health –

Seattle, WA• UPS Supply Chain SolutionsSM – Atlanta, GA• Voxiva, Inc. – Washington, DC• 3i Infotech, Inc. – Edison, NJ

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

FasterFaster

BetterBetter More cost-effectiveMore cost-effective

Continuous availability

Forward procurement

Regional distribution

One-stop shopping

Simpler ordering

Lower prices

Reduced inventory

Assured quality

Secure supply chains

Technical assistance

Sustainability

SCMS Benefits

SCMS

Providing Quality Medicines for People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

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