International Association of Public Health Logisiticians
This short success story describes the role of the SCMS project in redesigning Ethiopia’s ART supply chain; moving from a push to a pull system and develoing an integrated approach to distributing HIV/AIDS commodities.... Read more
Author: Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)
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Document type: Country reports
Language: English
The primary focus and purpose of this guide is to describe the process and the methodologies used for quantifying antiretroviral (ARV) drug needs. Quantification of health commodities is a process that includes estimating the quantities and the cost of products required to meet customer demand and to fill the pipeline... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
This is a reference book for forecasting commodity needs for family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention programs. It includes information regarding methodological considerations, data sources, techniques, preparation, validation, and monitoring forecasts of consumption and forecasting for new programs.... Read more
Author: Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM)
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
This June 2011 brief tells the story of how, with USAID and SCMS support, Zimbabwe was able to successfully scale up their procurement and distribution of HIV/AIDS commodies and simultaneously make significant improvements to their supply chain management capacity through the establishment of a Logistics Sub Unit (LSU).... Read more
Author: Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)
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Document type: Country reports
Language: English