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Cote d’Ivoire in Crisis : How Strong Supply Chain Strategies Averted Treatment Interruption

Cote d’Ivoire in Crisis : How Strong Supply Chain Strategies Averted Treatment Interruption Jean Bedel Evi , SCMS CI Deputy Country Director Alan Pringle, SCMS Global Program Manager Colleen Sheridan, SCMS Program Officer. Background.

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Cote d’Ivoire in Crisis : How Strong Supply Chain Strategies Averted Treatment Interruption

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  1. Cote d’Ivoire in Crisis : How Strong Supply Chain Strategies Averted Treatment Interruption • Jean BedelEvi, SCMS CI Deputy Country Director • Alan Pringle, SCMS Global Program Manager • Colleen Sheridan, SCMS Program Officer

  2. Background Crisis followed the October 2010 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire with armed combat taking place in and outside of Abidjan

  3. Methods • Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) developed and implemented a contingency plan to keep patients on treatment • Adjusted supply plans: Delivered TWO months of drugs to patients instead of typical ONE month • Re-routed deliveries: Held stock at SCMS Ghana Regional Distribution Center (RDC). Allowed SCMS to quickly pulse commodities into CI • Developed an interim distribution plan: PEPFAR Implementing Partners (IPs) picked up their products and distributed them to sites • Collaboratedand shared: Held weekly information sharing sessions with national counterparts, donors and IPs to share updates on supply and discuss evolving strategies to meet patient needs

  4. Results & Conclusions Results & Conclusions • Deliveries continued throughout the crisis • No stockouts of HIV/AIDS related products • No ARV treatment interruption • SCMS Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in neighboring Ghana provided flexibilityto maintain in-country stock levels • On-the-ground collaboration with the MoHand Implementing Partners ensured medicines were available at health facilities and in the hands of patients. • By creatively leveraging in-country knowledge, regional resources and procurement volumes of supplies, ARVs and other critical products reached patients throughout the crisis

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