The Central Medical Supplies Public Corporation (CMS) is the national center for procurement and distribution of medicines in Sudan. CMS has implemented a comprehensive reform started in 2011. This report aims to describe the changes that have taken place in the CMS’s medicine supply system. The study was based on... Read more
Author: Central Medical Supplies Public Corporation
Technical area: Procurement, Storage and distribution
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
This evidence brief, developed by project Optimize, examines the benefits, challenges, and rationale for integrating vaccine supply chains with the supply chains of other health commodities. It provides agencies, donors, decision-makers, and partners with a brief overview of supply chain integration and lessons learned during project Optimize’s demonstration activities in... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain, Forecasting and supply planning, LMIS, Procurement, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
The 2013 Supply Annual Report provides detailed statistics on UNICEF’s local and international procurement and other key results. Over the year, UNICEF procured $2.8 billion worth of supplies and services for children in over 134 countries and areas. The 2013 report also focuses specifically on monitoring in the supply function... Read more
Author: UNICEF
Technical area: Human resources, M&E, Procurement
Document type: Country reports, Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Finance and costing, Forecasting and supply planning, Human resources, LMIS, M&E, Private sector, Procurement, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: MINISTERE DE LA SANTE
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning, Procurement, Storage and distribution
Document type: Country reports
Language: French
Author: Ministry of Health Republic of Ghana
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning, Procurement
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
This guide describes suggested key indicators that can be helpful in tracking the performance of various aspects of a procurement system. The guide provides the following information for each indicator: the formula for calculating the indicator, guidance on setting an appropriate target level, where to find the data needed to... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Procurement
Document type:
Language: English
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
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: Procurement
Document type:
Language: English
This brief describes the evolution of contraceptive procurement in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, highlighting how LAC countries monitored and evaluated key data when making performance improvements. By introducing and monitoring key indicators, they were able to smooth the procurement process and improve procurement performance.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Procurement
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
The Logistics Handbook, offers practical guidance in managing the supply chain, with an emphasis on health commodities. This chapter of the handbook details the procurement process for the public health sector, stakeholder involvement, common challenges, and the procurement manager’s role in supporting health commodity procurement.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Procurement
Document type:
Language: English
