2006-2007 Consolidated Technical Support Plan for AIDS Procurement and Supply Management

1. 2006-2007 Consolidated Technical Support Plan for AIDS Procurement and Supply Management

2. UN Consolidated Technical Support Plan for AIDS Procurement and supply management (PSM) UN agencies to provide technical assistance are: WHO, WB, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEFthrough country presence

3. PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT CYCLE Demand Monitoring Product Selection Effective Use Forecasting Management, Coordination, Policies, Regulation Legislation Receipt, Storage, Distribution Financing Product Procurement Quality Assurance Supplier Agreements

4. A set of preliminary interventions have been identified and a tentative budget determined for 2006-7

5. 5 Priority areasMeeting 6-7 December 2005 • Health structures Multiple funding channels and coordination mechanisms • PSM plan Consensus and participative generation Commitment from top level Can be used as baseline for M&E • Selection of OI medicines • Quantification & Forecasting • Storage and Distribution Need for logistical expertise Transportation Organisation of health systems as whole, not only HIV/AIDS-relate supply

6. Key challenges to the ARV supply chain lie in quantification of demand and security of receipt and distribution Demand Creation Monitoring Product Selection Effective Use Forecasting Receipt, Storage, Distribution Financing Product Procurement Quality Assurance Supplier Agreements Quantification Security UNICEF/HQ96-1172/GIACOMI PIROZZI

7. Training Activities 2006 1st quarter: • Consultants Training Copenhagen Jan 06 • Consultants Training Dakar Feb 06 • PSM Workshop Nairobi Feb 06 • PSM Workshop Moscow March 06

8. Procurement and Supply Management Country note

9. Recommendations for country level • PSM Working Group • PSM problem analyses • GAP analyses • Division of labour • Existing assessments • Advocate for PSM • ART planning and monitoring WHO/AMDS prepared TOR for working group

10. Recommendations for country level • BASELINE ASSESMENT • Existing assessments • Roles and responsibilities of partners • Map out completed TA and lessons learned • Map out ongoing/planned TA • Lessons learned • Coordination • Avoid duplication of efforts • Synergies amongst partners

11. Recommendations for country level • PSM PLAN - LIVING DOCUMENT • ‘Three ones’ national PSM plan • Procurement and distribution plan • Scale up plan • Identification of bottle necks • Roles and responsibilities • Include TA and capacity building plan • Review regularly • Monitor progress • Update

12. PROVIDING TA IN PSMResource mobilisation • Use of local / regional technical assistance • identify and evaluate capacity at local level • build on what exists • where it does not exist, then drop in from HQ • funding needs to be identified at country level – use / reprogramme / seek • UN agencies can use their budgets

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14. Global level joint problem solving and implementation team (GIST) has been established especially related to implementation of Global Fund grants • Formed by UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, World Bank and Global Fund, with links to bi-lateral agencies • Facilitates rapid country driven process for identification of technical support needs with one of UN agencies as country lead • SD participates in monthly GIST meetings

15. GISTGlobal Problems Solving and Implementation Team • Rapid assistance to countries • Solve bottlenecks • Assist in implementation • Monthly meetings UN agencies and GFATM • Countries participate via video conferences • Action agreed

16. PROVIDING TA IN PSMPractical considerations to initiate discussions at country level • Strength through partnerships • initiate the dialogue at country level • establish a forum / working group • develop TORs, which will include • Problem analysis • Inventory of current activities • Gap analysis and division of labour • Integrated TA and capacity building plan • M&E, reporting on progress