For more than 15 years, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT (the project) and its predecessor projects have worked with country governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the commercial sector to ensure the availability of HIV and AIDS commodities, and other essential medicines, at service delivery points in developing countries. To commemorate World... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
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 companion guide is to supplement the general guide on Quantification of Health Commodities: A Guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement by describing in detail the specific methodology for forecasting consumption of HIV test kits as a critical step in the overall... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning
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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