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
As part of the project Optimize traveling exhibit, this banner illustrates the concept of integrating vaccines with other health products in streamlined supply chains. It highlights Senegal’s “moving warehouse,” which was introduced to offer a better system of distribution down the chain. Rather than having health facilities collect vaccines and supplies,... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
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 World Health Organization defines access to medicine as a priority for citizens, where a functioning medicine supply chain is necessary. This paper identifies challenges for reliable medicine supply chains with effective in-country distribution systems regarding the medicine availability due to inventory management and transport and distribution. The findings in... Read more
Author: Anna Schöpperle, University of Westminster
Technical area: LMIS, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: VillageReach
Technical area: Human resources, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: Riders for Health
Technical area: Storage and distribution
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: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Project Optimize, World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain, Finance and costing, Private sector, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: G. McGuire
Technical area: cold chain, Human resources, LMIS, M&E, Storage and distribution
Document type: Tools and guides
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