Author: World Health Organization (WHO)

OPTIMIZE South Sudan Report 2013

Project Optimize, a five-year partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and PATH, conducted a small implementation activity in South Sudan. The goal of the activity was to test the feasibility and usefulness of implementing a mobile and cloud-based vaccine stock management information system capable of providing EPI staff at... Read more

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The impact of early warning indicators to prevent stock-out and overstock of antiretroviral, antituberculosis, and timalarial medicines: National implementation experience from Zimbabwe

In 2011 the World Health Organization (WHO) presented 12 core indicators for monitoring and evaluating procurement and supply management (PSM) at national level. Zimbabwe was one of nine countries that began piloting the PSM indicators in 2009, and this document reports on key national-level activities and results from the implementation... Read more

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Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health Commodities

This guide is a practical reference for those managing or involved in setting up a storeroom or warehouse. It contains written directions and clear illustrations on receiving and arranging commodities; special storage conditions; tracking commodities; maintaining the quality of the products; constructing and designing a medical store; and waste management;... Read more

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REPORT: Meeting on Procurement of Laboratory Items

The Annual AMDS Partners Meeting noted that laboratory items are numerous and create serious challenges to procurement agencies. Significant progress has been made in the evaluation, prequalification, technical guidance, and generic technical specifications of laboratory items which could be used by procurement agencies and other partners involved in strengthening laboratory... Read more

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EVIDENCE BRIEF: Outsourcing vaccine supply chain and logistics to the private sector

This project Optimize document provides supply chain managers in low- and middle-income countries with an overview of the potential benefits of outsourcing components of their vaccine logistics systems to the private sector. It also provides practical advice on determining whether outsourcing is a viable option.... Read more

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