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: 2008 2009
Track 1 and 2 funds are combined for this activity.
ACTIVITY NARRATIVE:
The SCMS objective is to support PEPFAR programs in Nigeria by providing increased access to quality
HIV/AIDS related commodities. SCMS activity under this program area covers the procurement but also the
shipment, distribution and delivery of blood safety related commodities as well as other supply chain
management related activities. It also covers technical assistance (TA) and system strengthening (SS)
activities provided to PEPFAR Implementing Partners (IPs) and to the Department of Defense (DoD) to
strengthen or build their supply chain management capacity within their respective programs.
In COP08, SCMS will procure, for IPs and DoD, safe blood related commodities needed for the collection,
testing, preparation and distribution of blood and blood components. Examples of such commodities are
blood bags, testing diagnostic kits for the detection of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and C and laboratory
reagents. SCMS will also procure commodities needed for the disposal of contaminated products.
Through its continuous support to and strengthening of commodity security in PEPFAR programs, SCMS
works towards ensuring uninterrupted availability of needed commodities to the target populations of blood
donors and blood or blood components' recipients in the general population.
The present budget will cover the cost of commodities as well as well as logistical and administrative
services from the field office for the coordination and management of the procurements undertaken by
SCMS for the support of all IPs active in blood/medical safety, particularly for the National Blood
Transfusion Service (3812.08). The budget also supports the cost of TA and SS. A portion of the budget,
$35,000, has been allocated to SCMS by the University of Maryland (UMD)/Institute of Human Virology
(IHV)/ACTION (#632.08), which will be used for their blood safety program.
SCMS will support the IPs and DoD in the following areas of the supply chain cycle: product selection in
accordance with the Nigerian National Blood Policy and Operational guidelines for blood transfusion
practices, Federal Government of Nigeria's (FGON), HIV testing algorithm, marketing authorization status
(NAFDAC registration) and FGON importation regulation. SCMS will also be responsible for ensuring that
commodities procured meet eligibility criteria under the USG acquisition rules and regulations including
source and origin waivers and approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration or other relevant
stringent drug regulatory authorities.
SCMS will assist in quantification and forecasting of requirements and will support the development of long
term supply plans for stock management and delivery planning. SCMS will identify suitable sources of
supply both internationally and nationally. SCMS will work with IPs in Nigeria to locally procure products that
are either banned for importation or for which local procurement represents a key advantage in terms of
cost, delivery and/or associated services (i.e. maintenance service). SCMS will coordinate with the USG
team to ensure selected products are appropriately registered in Nigeria. For products not yet registered by
NAFDAC, SCMS will make suitable recommendations including waiver applications where appropriate.
SCMS will take the lead to communicate with manufacturers on registration gaps in Nigeria.
SCMS procurement leverages global spend to provide best value and offers clients certainty of competitive
prices and international quality standards. SCMS procurement strategy is articulated around buying
generics whenever possible, pooling procurement for HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment programs
across PEPFAR focus countries and negotiating long term contracts with suppliers. IPs and DoD's requests
for blood safety related commodities will be addressed to and coordinated with SCMS field office directly in
line with explicit guidance from the Prevention TWG and the USG PEPFAR Team to ensure
complementarities with the priorities identified.
SCMS will be responsible for the shipment of procured commodities into Nigeria through Abuja or other
points of entry as required. SCMS will take the lead and further streamline the customs clearance process
as appropriate including management of the CC1 duty exemption form. SCMS will coordinate with the USG
team to fulfill importation requirements and provide needed documentation to allow customs clearance in an
efficient and timely manner.
Delivery arrangements will be different among IPs (including DoD); SCMS will either deliver to a central
location or to point of services as needed. When local warehousing is needed SCMS will continue to
explore viable options including the continued use of the services of an existing warehouse facility. For in
country distribution where necessary, SCMS will utilize the services of UPS, one of the 16 SCMS team
member organizations, or the distribution mechanism most appropriate for the program needs.
SCMS will also assist IPs to monitor/report on stock levels and usage through the deployment of Pipeline
databases. Additionally SCMS will monitor product safety and tracking for recalls (pharmacovigilance).
SCMS provides TA and SS services in all areas of the supply chain including product selection,
quantification & forecasting, supply planning, procurement, warehousing, customs clearance and delivery.
In COP08, SCMS will provide TA and SS services to IPs including the training of staff in the use of the ProQ
or Quantimed forecasting and Pipeline supply planning tools. SCMS will continue to provide TA and SS
services to DoD based on the recommendations that came out of a supply chain system's assessment
carried out in COP07. By providing training and supporting capacity building of local organization, SCMS
addresses the emphasis area of human capacity development.
SCMS will provide the USG team with regular reports on supplies and equipments as well as monthly
financial reports. In addition, an automated web based procurement tracking database will ensure that the
USG team and IPs have adequate visibility on SCMS procurement status by providing an easy access to
accurate and up to date information on procurement.
Under this program area, SCMS does not have targets of its own but supports PEPFAR IPs and DoD
reaching their blood safety planned targets.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL PROGRAM AREA:
Overall, SCMS activity contributes to the PEPFAR goal to avert 7 million infections worldwide by procuring
and distributing high quality, low cost HIV/AIDS related supplies and equipments as well as providing TA
Activity Narrative: and SS to improve existing supply chains and build capacity where needed. SCMS' activities will contribute
to enable the scale up of HIV/AIDS prevention PEPFAR programs in Nigeria to reach national targets of
preventing 1,145,545 new infections thus supporting PEPFAR efforts to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in
Nigeria. SCMS TA and SS activities will build supply chain management capacity as well as strengthen
supply chain systems and their operation within the various PEPFAR programs thus contributing to the
sustainability of the HIV/AIDS services in Nigeria.
LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Related SCMS activities in other program areas include: PMTCT (#9748.08), AB (#16919.08), BLOOD
SAFETY (#9773.08), INJECTION SAFETY (#9775.08), CONDOMS AND OTHER PREVENTION
ACTIVITIES (#9784.08), BASIC HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT (#9842.08), TB/HIV (#9878.08),
ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (#9883.08), COUNSELING AND TESTING (#6643.08), ARV
DRUGS (#6402.08) AND LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE (#9894.08). LOGISTICS SYSTEM
STRENGTHENING EFFORTS WILL BE LINKED WITH POLICY (#5300.08) AND STRATEGIC
INFORMATION (#6661.08) ACTIVITIES.
EMPHASIS AREA:
Human capacity development
