Strengthening of Essential Drugs and Contraceptives Logistical System
The purpose of this component is to strengthen the logistical system of essential medicines and contraceptives in the public sector at the national, provincial and district levels to ensure their availability throughout the country. This activity will work closely with USAID’s new family planning program, Family Advancement for Life and Health (FALAH). FALAH will be working with local government to strengthen logistics at service delivery points below the district level in facilities and with lady health worker supervisors.
Technical assistance will be provided in four areas including: 1. developing a computerized system to manage all aspects of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Population Welfare drug and contraceptive supplies from the national to the district level; 2. upgrading the current system for managing inventory; 3. strengthening the storage of supplies throughout all levels of the health system; and 4. establishing a system and providing training on forecasting supply needs.
In addition to these technical components the project will carry out monitoring and evaluation activities as a cross-cutting effort to assess and document the effectiveness of its actions.
Project Activities
Activities |
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International Course in Health M&E |
April 20–May 1, 2009 |
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February 9-14, 2009 | ||
January 27, 2009 |
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Visit to Lahore (UTi) to Incorporate Changes Suggested by MoPW in the Software |
January 26, 2009 |
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| Meeting at MoPW to Discuss Prototype of Developed Software | January 19, 2009 | ||
| Sponsored DG (M&S) MOPW for a course on “Commodity Security: Principles and Practices” at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | January 26 – 31, 2009 | ||
‘Commodity Security’ Meeting at Ministry of Population Welfare |
December 4, 2008 |
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Meeting with Director General Monitoring and Supervision, Ministry of Population Welfare |
December 4, 2008 |
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International Course in Health Logistics Management |
October 6-17, 2008 |
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Trip To UTi (Karachi) for Finalizing LMIS Software for MoH/DoH, MoPW, and LHW Program |
September 29, 2008 |
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Meeting with Director General, Ministry of Population Welfare (MoPW) |
September 2, 2008 |
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Visit to Central Warehouse and Supplies, Ministry of Population Welfare for a Situational Analysis and Study of the Logistic System |
June 19, 2008 |
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Orientation Meeting with Director General Health Balochistan, Quetta |
May 19, 2008 |
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Visit to Ministries and Departments (Islamabad, Karachi and Hyderabad) |
May 7-8, 2008 |
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Development and Pilot Test of LMIS Assessment Instruments (Hardware and Software) |
May 5-6, 2008 |
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Scheduled and Conducted a Review of the Existing LMIS at the Federal, Provincial and District Levels using Assessment Tools |
June 3-Aug 3, 2008 |
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Meeting with UNFPA |
April 29, 2008 |
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Development of Assessment Tools for Logistics Management Information System of Essential Drugs and Contraceptives |
April 27-29, 2008 |
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Coordination Meetings with Partners Logistics Management Institute (LMI) and Union Transport Incorporation (UTi) to Review Scope of Work and Define Inputs for Year 1 Work Plan and Performance Monitoring Plan |
April 27-28, 2008 |
