PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009
Since May 2005, the EP Cote d'Ivoire program has rapidly scaled up care and treatment across the country.
Implementing partners plan to provide PMTCT services to a year-end total of 15,000 women (ARV
prophylaxis) in FY08. SCMS and EP implementing partners will coordinate closely with UNFPA and other
donors planning to support PMTCT services and commodities at non-EP-supported sites. The EP program
will collaborate with reproductive-health and family-planning activities of other donors to strengthen
wraparound services at PMTCT sites, improve quality of care and client satisfaction, and decrease drop-
outs.
With FY08 funds, SCMS will continue to procure and deliver lab consumables for PMTCT that are not
provided by the AXIOS donation program (based on a projected 215,000 pregnant women to be tested, at
$2 per woman). These supplies are in addition to other testing materials to be procured for non-PMTCT CT
services. It is the responsibility of the MOH National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program (PNPEC) to
submit timely and correct client-use reports to the AXIOS donation program to maintain the supply of those
free commodities.
ARV drugs for treatment-eligible women identified through the PMTCT program are included among
PEPFAR ARV commodities elsewhere in the COP08. Other commodities and support to be provided to HIV
-positive women identified through PMTCT services, as well as to their children, are included in OVC,
Palliative Care, and other sections of the COP08.
Following directives from the Ministry of Health, all incoming commodities are delivered to the Public Health
Pharmacy (PSP). The PSP will ensure delivery of these commodities to each PMTCT service site.
Since FY06, SCMS has been the primary procurement agent for PEPFAR-funded commodities and the
principal provider of technical assistance for the commodities supply chain, especially for forecasting and
management, in Cote d'Ivoire. In the FY07 program year, SCMS procured ARVs for 49,280 patients and OI
drugs for 34,000 patients on behalf of PEPFAR. The growth of the National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment
Program in Cote d'Ivoire has been impressive, with an increase of almost 70% in the number of adults on
ART over the past 12 months. About 70% of all adult ARV patients are enrolled at PEPFAR-supported sites.
By March 2009, at least 60,000 patients will be on ART at one of 234 PEPFAR-supported sites.
Similarly, SCMS procured OI drugs and HIV-related commodities in 2006-07 to support the expansion of
palliative care programs from 7,228 patients to more than 52,750 patients (in June 2007). The SCMS
project also procured and delivered a basic package of support materials for 2,465 OVC as part of an
integrated care and support program for vulnerable children.
Following directives from the Ministry of Health (MOH), all incoming commodities are delivered to the Public
Health Pharmacy (PSP) for distribution to service sites. Following MOH policy to coordinate procurement,
and in an effort to improve efficiency, both PEPFAR and the Global Fund (GF) have followed an approach
of integration and "complementarity" under which more than one donor provides inputs to a given site. The
government of Cote d'Ivoire also buys small amounts of commodities with its own funds. The
interdependent nature of the national program promotes the collaboration desired by the USG, but it also
greatly increases the vulnerability of the PEPFAR program to under-performance of GF counterparts. To
succeed, this approach requires aggressive and regular data collection from all service sites and pro-active,
transparent information sharing among all stakeholders.
The Global Fund program experienced recurring difficulties in 2006 and 2007 and was unable to deliver
critical products on time. This caused commodities-dependent services at many GF sites to virtually shut
down for many months and placed all PEPFAR-supported patients and sites at risk of stock-out of GF-
provided supplies. Throughout this period, it was also extremely difficult to obtain reliable data on GF-
supported site and patient numbers, stocks, and expected delivery dates of pending orders of critical
commodities, either from the GF principal recipient (UNDP) or from the MOH. This lack of critical partner
information rendered the coordinated procurement and management approach virtually impossible and
made national service and commodities forecasting extremely difficult. As a result, SCMS and other
PEPFAR partners procured these products through several emergency orders throughout the year,
incurring millions of dollars in unforeseen program costs. These emergency measures were disruptive to
services and damaged the credibility of the national program and key implementing partners.
Several things have happened as a result of this: 1) GF has replaced UNDP with CARE International as the
principal recipient of its HIV grant; 2) CARE is in the process of placing its first ARV order with SCMS as its
GF procurement agent; 3) SCMS has become the official primary TA provider for supply chain management
for both the PEPFAR and GF programs; 4) SCMS will procure most drugs, lab supplies, and palliative care
and other commodities for PEPFAR implementing partners; and 5) PEPFAR will fund and require additional
regular situation reports from more aggressive data gathering and analysis systems supported by SCMS,
even while basic MOH systems are being strengthened. A critical component of SCMS support is
strengthening the data management and leadership capacity of the MOH to play its national oversight role
more effectively. SCMS will ensure that regular, detailed, and concrete commodities data and analyses are
available to inform all stakeholders and empower the MOH to make appropriate evidence-based decisions.
FY08 Activities
In addition to procuring most HIV-related drugs and consumables for PEPFAR/Cote d'Ivoire, SCMS will
continue strong technical and management support to the PSP leadership and coordination role in the
national HIV/AIDS program. SCMS will be held accountable for specific performance results and will adjust
its operational plan together with the USG team and PSP as the situation in Cote d'Ivoire evolves. (SCMS
becoming the principal procurement agent for CARE International as PR of the Global Fund HIV grant, for
example, is expected to cause fundamental changes in the availability of dispensing and patient information
for joint forecasting and monitoring.) SCMS will regularly update national ARV forecasting calculations
based on actual use patterns and will provide ongoing analysis of commodities consumption compared to
patient treatment data. This is critical to ensure rational commodities management and realistic scale-up
planning. SCMS will also advise the MOH and partners on current pharmaceutical market developments,
USG-approved products and suppliers, and manufacturing capacity as it affects supply to Cote d'Ivoire.
SCMS will provide (non-procurement) technical assistance, training, and systems/infrastructure
development to the MOH and key PEPFAR partners for ARV management as described below. This total is
distributed among the COP program areas of ARV Drugs, Lab Infrastructure, and Strategic Information.
This will cover all SCMS staff, consultants, operations and overhead, and technical assistance and training.
• Procurement
SCMS will procure and deliver a standard package of palliative care materials to the PSP central
warehouse and ensure prearranged distribution planning for all incoming orders to facilitate in-country
management. The program will ensure that a rational distribution plan is pre-calculated for each site, based
on prior consumption and validated at least quarterly using client data and physical inventory spot-checks.
In FY08, SCMS will procure cotrimoxazole for 126,000 adults and children (in syrup form for infants),
covering all identified PLWHA (both ART patients and non-ART patients) who should receive cotrimoxazole
prophylaxis according to pre-established guidelines (adults with CD4 counts <500 and children according to
WHO guidelines). In addition, SCMS will procure insecticide-treated bed nets for 90,000 patients and clean-
water kits (container and chemical products) for 36,000 patients, for targeted distribution to those at highest
risk (children under age 5, pregnant women, areas with poor water quality).
Technical Assistance and Training
SCMS will continue to improve the quality, accuracy, and frequency of palliative care commodities
forecasting and supply planning in partnership with the Global Fund, Clinton Foundation, and others through
support to the PSP Cellule ARV. These systems-strengthening costs are included under the Strategic
Information, ARV Drugs, and Lab Infrastructure sections of the COP08. The same systems that track and
manage ARVs will be expanded to include these other commodities.
Wraparound Programs
Activity Narrative: The PEPFAR/Cote d'Ivoire team will collaborate closely with other programs, notably the Global Fund HIV,
TB, and Malaria programs, to map the specific non-ARV support available for HIV-infected and -affected
people. The malaria program plans to distribute a number of insecticide-treated bed nets, which can be
targeted to pregnant women, young children, and PLWHA, for example. In its role as the primary source of
technical expertise for commodities forecasting and supply chain management, SCMS will support more
rational, coordinated planning of inputs from other donors, including EU, GF, and Clinton Foundation. The
USG team is working with USAID/West Africa and OGAC to broker technical assistance to the Global Fund
TB program to develop its required Procurement Supply Management (PSM) Plan to avoid blockage of
disbursements from Geneva.
Since May 2005, PEPFAR Cote d'Ivoire has rapidly scaled up HIV/AIDS care and treatment across the
country. Care and support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) has grown from 2,199 OVC in 2005 to
24,234 as of March 2007. As the Cote d'Ivoire program expands, accurate and frequent commodities
forecasts and real-time stock management at facility and central levels are essential.
In FY06, the Partnership for Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) was assigned as the primary
procuring agent for PEPFAR-funded commodities and was funded as PEPFAR's principal technical-
assistance provider for commodities forecasting and management.
In 2006 and 2007, SCMS procured and delivered a basic package of support materials for 2,465 children as
part of an integrated care and support program for OVC. SCMS technical assistance enhanced the
institutional capacity of the Public Health Pharmacy (PSP), health districts, and targeted service facilities to
ensure adequate management of HIV/AIDS products and other health commodities. SCMS also
strengthened the PSP commodities management unit to better forecast and manage commodities for all
service sites in the National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program.
With FY08 funds, SCMS will continue strong technical and management assistance to support the PSP in
its leadership and coordination role in the national HIV/AIDS program. In the program area of OVC, SCMS
will procure and deliver a standard package of commodities to support orphans and vulnerable children
through the community activities of other EP partners. Specific needs projections will be negotiated with the
Ministry of Health, the National OVC Program (PNOEV) of the Ministry of the Family, Women, and Social
Affairs, and other partners in support of the overall target of 63,000 OVC. SCMS will ensure that a rational
distribution plan is pre-calculated for each partner, based on prior consumption and validated at least
quarterly using client data and physical inventory spot-checks.
To facilitate effective commodities forecasting, SCMS will support the inclusion of systematic OVC kit
forecasting and supply planning into a coordinated procurement system at the PSP.
It is anticipated that no supplementary funds will be needed to support this program component.
SCMS is the primary procurement agent for Emergency Plan-funded commodities in Cote d'Ivoire and the
management. As the EP-supported HIV/AIDS care and treatment program scales up, SCMS procures most
drugs, lab supplies, and other commodities for EP implementing partners. In FY07, SCMS is procuring
ARVs for 49,280 patients and OI drugs for 34,000 patients. A critical component of SCMS support is
strengthening the data-management and leadership capacities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to enable it
to play its national oversight role more effectively. SCMS will ensure that regular, detailed, and concrete
commodities data and analyses are available to inform all stakeholders and empower the MOH to make
appropriate evidence-based decisions.
During the past two years, SCMS has provided technical assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity
of the Public Health Pharmacy (PSP) and of selected health districts and HIV/AIDS care and treatment sites
to improve the management of drugs and commodities. SCMS has:
• Provided ongoing technical and management support to ARV supply-chain coordination at the central
level. This includes preparing detailed 24-month national ARV forecasts and supply plans and periodic
national forecast updates with MOH and Global Fund (GF) data. In collaboration with Alliance Cote d'Ivoire
and other partners, SCMS has conducted an assessment of data-reporting requirements for HIV/AIDS.
SCMS has strengthened commodities-management systems and practices at the district level. SCMS has
also reviewed and disseminated an ARV dispensing tool (SIMPLE-1 software) to treatment sites. Several
GF sites still do not have SIMPLE-1 to automate the roll-up of ARV dispensing data, but the needed IT
hardware is in place, and installation will begin soon.
• Conducted an assessment of warehousing and distribution functions of the PSP and selected treatment
sites. SCMS has worked to upgrade the physical infrastructure of the PSP and district warehouses and to
prepare for installation of the MACS computerized warehouse-management system at the PSP. SCMS has
also assisted the PSP with the development and implementation of new standards of practice for
commodities management at the PSP warehouse.
• Conducted a commodities-management training of trainers at the PSP and set up a system for tracking
ARVs and laboratory commodities through the PSP to treatment sites. SCMS has recruited two full-time
staff members to second to the PSP. SCMS has also conducted commodities-management training for 425
nurses, midwives, and PSP staff at the treatment-site level, as well as training on warehouse management
for two PSP staffers. In addition, SCMS has provided support to the PSP for on-site supervision and
training.
In addition to procuring most HIV/AIDS-related drugs and consumables for the EP/Cote d'Ivoire, SCMS will
use FY08 funds to continue strong technical and management assistance in support of the PSP's
leadership and coordination role in the national program. SCMS will be held accountable for specific
performance results and will adjust its operational plan, in consultation with the USG team and the PSP, as
the situation in Cote d'Ivoire evolves. SCMS will regularly update national ARV forecasting calculations
development to the MOH and key EP partners for ARV management as described below. This total is
SCMS will procure and deliver ARVs to the PSP central warehouse and will ensure that a rational
distribution plan is pre-calculated for each site, based on prior consumption, and validated at least quarterly
using client data and physical inventory spot-checks. SCMS will procure ARVs for 60,000 year-end patients
for the FY08 year. The EP program expects to be providing ART for 46,500 patients by October 2008;
SCMS will procure drugs for 12 full months for this cohort, plus drugs for 13,500 new ART patients, with a
five-month buffer supply. SCMS will also procure a further buffer stock of ARVs covering about 5,400
patients.
In addition to ARVs, SCMS will procure cotrimoxazole (CTX), insecticide-treated bed nets, and clean-water
products for PLWHA.
• Commodities Forecasting
SCMS will continue to refine and improve the quality, accuracy, and frequency of ARV and other
commodities forecasting and supply planning in partnership with the GF, Clinton Foundation, and others
through support to the PSP Cellule ARV. The project will perform these updates in collaboration with PSP
staff, RETRO-CI, and the national reference laboratory to continue transferring these skills, and will conduct
regular cross-over analyses to compare commodities dispensed by the PSP and specific sites with the
actual patient data to inform clinical-services decisions.
To strengthen transparency and national ownership of supply-chain responsibilities, SCMS will generate
regular monthly reports showing all pending orders and deliveries, specific quantities, and expected delivery
dates to the PSP. The project will also provide monthly inventory and dispensing reports from each EP-
supported treatment site. These reports and analyses will signal to care and treatment stakeholders anytime
the projected virtual stock of any ARV or HIV-related commodity will be less than three months at the
national level or at any site. (Projected virtual stock is the sum of current inventory and expected
consumption, plus realistically expected new deliveries.) SCMS will ensure that regular monthly reporting
and computerized proactive supply-chain management systems include detailed information on OI drugs,
lab reagents, and testing materials, as well as commodities for palliative care and OVC support.
In collaboration with the MOH and other partners, SCMS will establish and maintain a Web-based ordering
and inventory tracking system for EP-procured HIV commodities. Service sites and other authorized
Activity Narrative: partners will be able to log in and place orders from the PSP, track their delivery progress, and confirm
historical data on consumption and projected scale-up at their sites. This is expected to greatly enhance
transparency of commodities management and decrease stock-outs and emergency orders due to
inadequate forecasting at all levels.
• PSP and MOH Capacity Building
At the PSP, SCMS will deploy a site quality-assurance manager to oversee upgrades to physical
infrastructure and management systems. SCMS will complete the planned physical upgrades to the ARV
warehouse at the PSP and will prepare comprehensive SOPs for all ARV-related PSP tasks. The program
will prepare, coordinate, and manage on-the-job warehouse staff training for basic operations of receiving,
picking, checking, packing, and dispatch as well as supervision, security, and safety. SCMS will install the
MACS warehouse management system at the PSP to improve central management of EP commodities and
will train PSP staff in its effective use. SCMS will also support upgrades to the PSP vehicle fleet and
associated commodities handling equipment to improve the efficiency of distribution systems and the safety
and security of EP commodities. SCMS will commence physical upgrades to high-volume storage facilities
to ensure the safety and security of EP commodities.
To ensure timely data for critical planning, SCMS will ensure that SIMPLE-1 or a compatible program is
installed and providing computerized monthly dispensing and inventory reports from all EP-supported ART
sites. SCMS will procure and install IT hardware where needed and will train and provide ongoing
supervision to site-based staff. In any instance where monthly data are not reported on time, SCMS will
ensure that those data are gathered and transmitted to PSP to generate a full and accurate picture of the
end-use of all EP-procured commodities.
To strengthen the technical autonomy of the PSP, SCMS will continue on-the-job training and will hire a full-
time warehouse floor manager to second to the PSP. SCMS will also support the preparation of a long-term
restructuring and investment funding plan for PSP operations.
SCMS will support more rational, coordinated planning of inputs from other donors, including the European
Union, GF, Clinton Foundation, and others. EP support for improved information management at site and
national levels will also directly enhance the ability of other health services to manage essential
commodities, including contraceptives and TB and malaria drugs.
management. As the EP-supported HIV/AIDS care and treatment program scales up, SCMS is procuring
most drugs, lab supplies, and other commodities for EP implementing partners. In FY07, SCMS is procuring
to play its national oversight role more effectively.
While SCMS has performed well in rapid procurement of ARV drugs, its first major order of lab supplies for
all partners in FY07 suffered extensive delays due to numerous factors, causing important disruptions to
services at many EP sites. Now that detailed specifications and sources of these items have been
integrated into the SCMS procurement system, it is expected that future orders will move much more
quickly. It is critical that SCMS and the PSP be proactive in generating monthly (at least) reports on
inventories, pipelines, the delivery status of all items in the annual procurement plan, in order to inform the
service-delivery planning of all partners. SCMS will aggressively focus on ensuring that regular, detailed,
and concrete commodities data and analyses are available to inform all stakeholders and empower the
MOH to make appropriate evidence-based decisions.
SCMS will continue to procure and deliver rapid test kits, lab testing materials and reagents, and other
essential commodities for adequate patient monitoring at EP-supported sites, including lab equipment and
supplies for new treatment sites. SCMS will install infrastructure and equipment while reinforcing capacity
by providing the necessary training and supervision. Specific needs projections will be negotiated with the
MOH, Global Fund, and other partners in support of the EP's FY08 service-delivery targets, including the
target of 60,000 patients on ART. SCMS will ensure that a rational distribution plan is pre-calculated for
each site, based on prior consumption, and validated at least quarterly using client data and physical
inventory spot-checks, with a special focus on the development of rapid local procurement capacity for
these products in Cote d'Ivoire.
Under the Lab Infrastructure component, SCMS procurements will include:
- Lab supplies for monitoring of ART patients (at $30 per patient for initial screening and $30 per year for
existing patients).
- Supplies to train and retrain lab technicians (at an estimated cost of $108 per lab technician trained).
- Lab supplies to monitor palliative-care patients (at $25 per patient).
- Test kits and supplies for CT clients (based on $5 per client tested)
- Equipment for new labs at care and treatment sites.
Activity Narrative: warehouse at the PSP and will prepare comprehensive SOPs for all ARV-related PSP tasks. The program
Since May 2005, the Emergency Plan has rapidly scaled up HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment
across Cote d'Ivoire. As the program expands, maintaining accurate real-time information on available
stocks and projected needs of essential commodities is critical to ensuring uninterrupted, comprehensive
services. Data required to ensure the overall supply chain are simple and available at various levels of the
program. However, a concerted effort is needed to ensure that this information is gathered and analyzed
regularly and shared with all partners involved in commodities procurement and management - essentially
the EP, the Global Fund through new principal recipient CARE International, and the Ministry of Health
(MOH). The Partnership for Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) is charged with providing the
USG with a one-stop shop for procurement services and related technical assistance.
Following an MOH directive to coordinate procurement, the EP and GF have formed a cooperative
procurement and management strategy for essential HIV-related commodities with national authorities. The
government of Cote d'Ivoire buys small amounts of commodities with its own funds for this national "virtual
pipeline." This approach is being monitored through an evolving joint implementation plan and a joint
procurement plan. The procurement plan includes all commodities for MOH-accredited service-delivery
sites in the country. All partners are participating in this joint exercise in good faith, but much work remains
to be done to ensure smooth operation. Due to the GF's recurring difficulties in delivering critical products to
the national program on time, coupled in the past with a lack of information-sharing on GF order delays,
SCMS and other EP partners had to procure critical products through emergency orders. It is clear that
even with improved information-sharing among stakeholders, more sophisticated systems for feeding
information up on commodities needs are required to ensure transparent coordination of supplies and
needs of all partners in the national HIV/AIDS program.
The program has strengthened commodities-management systems and practices at the district level in
three health districts, aiming to ensure continuing availability of commodities needed at service-delivery
points. This involved the installation of the SIMPLE1 and SIMPLE2 ARV dispensing software at 21
treatment sites and the training of 50 pharmacy staff and data-entry operators in their use.
SCMS has created enormous improvements in the availability of reliable data for decision-making, needs
projections, and stock management at all levels of the national program. Site-specific commodities and ARV
use data are being integrated and analyzed together with new electronic patient records by installing MACS
software at the Public Health Pharmacy (PSP) to provide a more complete clinical and management picture
of the care and treatment program. SCMS technical assistance has also enhanced the institutional capacity
of the PSP (the central medical store and director of the joint procurement plan in Cote d'Ivoire), health
districts, and targeted facilities by training 15 trainers at the central level and 325 service providers at
districts and treatment sites on HIV/AIDS commodities management and introducing ARV dispensing tools
(ADT) at all treatment sites. SCMS is working to ensure the adequate management of HIV/AIDS products
and other health commodities at all levels. The project installed the MACS warehouse-management system
at the PSP to help the government manage the movements and security of all commodities processed
through the central warehouse. Ongoing TA has strengthened the PSP's ability to forecast and manage
commodities and thus avoid supply problems. SCMS has also provided TA to the GF to help improve
commodities planning and management, and has facilitated regular coordination of joint procurement
planning and tracking by the PSP.
For several years, the MOH and partners have been working to develop an integrated facility-based health
management information system (HMIS) as part of a strategic information plan in support of the national
HIV/AIDS program. Many partners are supporting specific components of this effort, including RETRO-CI,
Measure Evaluation, and EGPAF, in collaboration with the MOH/DIPE (Directorate of Information, Planning,
and Evaluation) and the National HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program (PNPEC). SCMS will collaborate
with these partners to prevent duplication and ensure complementarity. Important elements of the required
information systems already exist, including IT hardware and networks at most EP- and GF-supported sites.
For instance, one treatment partner, ACONDA, is implementing a computerized patient-record system at all
of its sites, with comprehensive records for all patients registered in the program (whether on ART or not).
To gather accurate forecasting data for ACONDA, the HMIS and the new MACS software provided to the
PSP will interface.
In addition to procurement of most HIV-related drugs and consumables for the EP program, FY08 funds will
continue technical and management support to the PSP in its leadership and coordination roles. SCMS will
be held accountable for specific performance results and will adjust its operational plan, in consultation with
the USG team and the PSP, as the situation in Cote d'Ivoire evolves. SCMS will regularly update national
ARV forecasting calculations based on actual use patterns and will provide ongoing analysis of commodities
consumption compared to patient treatment data. This is critical to ensure rational commodities
management and realistic scale-up planning. SCMS will also advise the MOH and partners on current
pharmaceutical market developments, USG-approved products and suppliers, and manufacturing capacity
as it affects supply to Cote d'Ivoire.
To further improve the quality of SCMS' technical inputs, the project will also elaborate a monitoring and
evaluation plan using HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical management indicators. At district and treatment-site
levels, SCMS will ensure that ARV tracking and management software is installed and staff are trained so
that ARV commodities management improves and all sites are able to generate accurate monthly reports
on commodities inventories and consumption. The SCMS FY08 target is to ensure that all treatment sites
are reporting regularly, with a view to handing over the management of the process to PSP in the future.
Activity Narrative: actual patient data to inform clinical-services decisions.
partners will be able to log in and place orders from the PSP, track their delivery progress, and confirm
inadequate forecasting at all levels. SCMS will train the PSP, PNPEC, DIPE, and national reference
laboratory staff as well as NGO staff in forecasting and supply planning for ARVs, OI drugs, lab
commodities, and care kits.
