OverviewofEthiopiaARVsandotherMedicinesSupply.pptVIP

MSH/RPM Plus in Ethiopia Started operation in September 2003 Funded by USAID/E under PEPFAR Registered by Ministry of Justice as US-PVO in June 2004 Set up a modest office in Addis Current staff of 17 (all Ethiopian) Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment Human resources – staffing levels training needs Infrastructure – structural equipment System/Procedure – components of the pharmaceutical management system Availability Drug Import/Distribution: Public Sector Major Players: Pharmacy Administration and Supply Service – PASS/MoH Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies Import and Wholesale Share Company - PHARMID Armed Forces and Ethiopian Red Cross NGOs, Donors including the UN Private Commercial Sector – There are 51 importers and wholesale distributors Public Private Sector Pharmacies (i) Public/NGO Non-profit Pharmacies: Special Pharmacies (USAID/Irish supported pharmacies managed by public health facilities) - 260 KENEMA Pharmacies (City Council) - 35 Red Cross Pharmacies/Drug Shops/RDVs - 41 Hospital/HC Pharmacies (DRF/IPP/OPP) (ii) Private for-profit Pharmacies: Pharmacies/Drug Shops/Rural Drug Vendors Drug Supply Management Cycle Approach Main areas of investigation for site assessments Information management What record keeping and reporting procedures are in place to build upon? What transaction forms are used between facilities and suppliers (RHBs, PHARMID etc.)? What methods of communication and information exchange are used? What basic MIS system can be put in place to improve accountability and stock status and patient tracking? Main areas of investigation for site assessments Human resources What is the current status of pharmacy and lab man power in the target facilities? How can the number of pharmaceutical personnel be increased to cope with increasing workload? What other methods are there to tackle the manpower problem? Infrastructure How adequate and appropriate are the infrastructure and storage conditions of