1. Malaria Medicines & Supplies Services (MMSS) Presentation by Rémy Prohom RBM Partnership Secretariat, Malaria Medicines & Supplies Services Copenhagen – 30 January 2006 5.3

2. What is MMSS? An initiative of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership to facilitate the access of endemic countries to quality affordable antimalarial medicines and other essential supplies: insecticide-treated mosquito nets, rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), and insecticides. Role of facilitator

3. MMSS works at the different levels of the supply chain Forecast Supply Manufacturing Procurement Orders Management Transports/ Logistics Distribution

4. MMSS compiles, consolidates and establishes forecast for drugs and nets MMSS works with technical partners to proactively identify reliable suppliers organizes the technical assistance to manufacturers to accelerate submission to prequalification / certification works with partners to facilitate investment in manufacturing. MMSS works at the different levels of the supply chain Forecast Supply Manufacturing

5. MMSS works at the different levels of the supply chain MMSS assists countries in preparing their procurement plans assist countries in identifying the products available (notably on the basis of quality assurance standards) manages the supply of some items tracks and maintains updates of procurement activities of various agencies maintains updates on production plans Procurement Orders Management

6. MMSS assists countries with estimating costs (insurance, freight) and identifying time constraints and solving logistic issues MMSS fields missions to review with countries the drug management situation, and works with partners to provide technical assistance to countries in drug management and distribution systems MMSS works at the different levels of the supply chain Transports/Logistics Distribution

7. How to contact us … Dr Maryse Dugue Manager Tel: +41 (0)22 791 4439 E-mail: duguem@who.intduguem@who.int Mr Remy Prohom Technical Officer ACTs related issues Tel: +41 (0)22 791 2679 E-mail: prohomr@who.intprohomr@who.int Malaria Medicines & Supply Services (MMSS) Roll Back Malaria Partnership Secretariat Website: http://rbm.who.int/mmss/http://rbm.who.int/mmss/ Ms Elise Pacquetet Assistant Tel: +41 (0)22 791 1513 E-mail: pacquetete@who.intpacquetete@who.int Mr Lorenzo Witherspoon Technical Officer Nets related issues Tel: +41 (0)22 791 1865 E-mail: witherspoonl@who.intwitherspoonl@who.int