Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5277
Country/Region: Guyana
Year: 2008
Main Partner: Partnership for Supply Chain Management
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $300,000

Funding for Biomedical Prevention: Blood Safety (HMBL): $300,000

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (SCMS) will continue to support the Guyana National Blood

Transfusion Service (NBTS) with the procurement of laboratory materials, supplies and equipment. As in

FY07, SCMS will also provide technical advice to NBTS on questions involving stock management, needs

assessments and the projection of future needs.

In FY07, the relationship with SCMS has granted NBTS new autonomy to manage its Emergency Plan

resources and avoid administrative delays associated with the Ministry of Health's procurement system. It

has also allowed NBTS, with input from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and CDC, to

establish national standards for blood screening that can be consistently applied throughout the NBTS

network.

These procurement and technical assistance activities launched in FY07 will continue and be expanded (to

include equipment) in FY08.