Medicines Supply
Publications
WHO publications
Mapping Tools
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Tools for mapping financial flows for medicines procurement and distribution, and for rapid assessment of medicines supply management systems
pdf, 463kb
WHO/EMP/MAR/2012.2 -
Data entry sheet for questionnaire for mapping partners and financial flows to support medicines procurement and supply management systems in the public health sector
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Data entry sheet for rapid assessment of medicines procurement and supply management systems
xlsx, 673kb
Questionnaire 2 -
Data entry sheet for rapid assessment of medicines procurement and supply management systems
xls, 853kb
Questionnaire 3
- Operational Principles for Good Pharmaceutical Procurement (UNFPA, UNICEF, WB, WHO/EDM; 1999)
- Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and other Health Commodities (JSI, UNICEF, USAID, WHO; 2003; 114 pages)
- Interagency emergency health Kit
- Good procurement Practices for Artemisinin-based Antimalarial medicine
- Guidelines for drug Donations
- Handbook of supply management at First –level Health care facilities
- A model Quality Assurance System for Procurement Agencies WHO/PSM/PAR/2007.3
- Management of Drugs at Health Centre Level. Training Manual. WHO/AFR/EDP/04.3
- Multicounty Study of Medicines Supply and Distribution Activities of faith-based Organizations in Sub-Saharan African Countries (EPN/WHO) WHO/PSM/PAR/2006.2
- Practical Guidelines on Pharmaceutical Procurement for Countries with Small Procurement Agencies (WHO/WPRO; 2002; 64 pages)
- Estimating Drug Requirements - A Practical Manual (WHO/DAP; 1995; 158 pages)
- Estimating Drug Requirements. WHO/DAP/88.02
- Guide to Good Storage Practices for Pharmaceuticals - Annex 9 (WHO 2003; 10 pages)
- Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and after Emergencies
- Surmounting Challenges: Procurement of Antiretroviral Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Non-WHO Publications
- PSM Tool Box
- UNHCR Drug Management Manual 2006
- Guide to the Global Fund’s Policies on Procurement and Supply Management
- Ghana, Principles and Techniques of Managing Inventory. Training Manual
- USAID, Guidelines for warehousing health commodities
- PAHO, A Practical Guide for Procurement Planning and Management of Strategic Public Health Supplies
- PAHO, Operating Principles for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies
- Countries reports on mapping and in-depth assessment of medicines supply management systems