UNICEF Medicine Supply Systems Strengthening Henrik K.Nielsen Essential Medicines and Nutrition Unit HIV/AIDS & Health Centre WHO Technical Briefing Seminar 19.11. 2009 Geneva
Outline ACCESS ACCESS 3. Sustainable financing 1. Rational selection 4. Reliable health and supply systems 2. Affordable prices 3. Sustainable financing ACCESS 1. Rational selection 4. Reliable health and supply systems 2. Affordable prices 3. Sustainable financing ACCESS
Where we supply? UNICEF country programs Procurement Service Customers UN Agencies NGO’s MOH
Top 15 EM products 2009 (26.701,942 USD)
Top 15 HIV/AIDS products 2009 (80.373,064 USD)
Top 15 Malaria products 2009 (24.150,421 USD)
Quality Assurance UNICEF´s Quality system is based on: Suppliers Procedures WHO Model QA system for Procurement ISO 9000:2001 Suppliers Review of submitted documentation GMP inspection/compliance WHO GMP guidelines Products Interagency Product Questionnaire
Quality Assurance Evaluation of products: Done in connection with Invitation to Bid Supply Agreement with best offer 1-2 back-up suppliers Pre-qualification of suppliers of Vaccines, HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB products: Products must be pre-qualified by WHO and listed on the WHO website
Quality Assurance Products received in the warehouse are inspected Visual inspection Documentation, Certificate of Analysis Analysis performed on a random basis according to an annual plan - Predelivery Inspections
Quality Assurance Local Procurement/Production All local purchase of pharmceuticals requires apporval from UNICEF SD Local production has been evaluated in countries like: Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Peru
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