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Just and compassionate quality pharmaceutical services for all
Together towards Availability and
Affordable Quality Pharmaceutical Care
Mirfin M. Mpundu
Partnerships through faith-based Drug Supply Organizations in providing medical equipment
and supplies
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The problem to be solved
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But don’t overdo it! Access & not Excess
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We are…
Ecumenical Represent all church denominations
Pharmaceutical A valued global partner for just compassionate quality pharmaceutical services
for all
Improve access and rational use of medicine
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Strategic Plans
2010 - 2015 Access to quality
assured medicines and rational drug use
HIV/AIDS Professionalization Information Sharing
2016 – 2020 Advocacy Pharmaceutical services
capacity development Research and information
sharing Non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) Maternal and child health Antimicrobial resistance and
infectious diseases
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We are…Network
89
Members
35 countries
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Our members are…
Church health associations
Faith based organizations Individual
members
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Access Problems
Stock-outs Cost Non availability of medicines on the local market Government central procurement focuses on
government hospitals Largely weak supply chains Capacity gaps Poor quality of medicines on the market Unregulated illegal markets
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Partnerships
Examples of Partnership work of EPN
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1. Pooled procurement
DSO’s deliver medicines to FBO’s
Problem Hard to create competitive prices Solution
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Pooled procurement
Cameroon 3 DSO’s – Presbyterian (PCC), Baptist (CBC)
and Evangelical (EEC) Compose list of products – 50 medicines Send out tender Compare bids Appoint supplier
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Pooled procurement - EAC
East Africa 4 DSO’s: Kenya (MEDS), Rwanda (BUFMAR),
Tanzania (MEMS), Uganda (JMS) More challenging – country laws Same process as in Cameroon
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Challenges – some examples
Differing resources Reconciling needs e.g prescriber preferences,
facilities product preferences Trust & management buy-in Standards & experiences Quantities Procurement process Time schedules, tender committees
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2. Minilab Project – Quality of Medicines
MINILAB Mobile, low cost laboratory to test up to 65 different Essential Medicines Physical abnormalities Identity Content semiquantitative
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Minilab Network – Project on Quality
30% of drugs on the market are counterfeits (almost USD 75 billion)
100,000 deaths a year in Africa (WHO) 700,000 fatalities to malaria & TB (London-based
International Policy) Sentinel sites in 9 countries – Kenya, DRC, India,
Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania & Malawi)
Test and share results with WHO and among members GOAL – Quality-assured medicines through FBOs
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Failed Drugs
Antimalarials and antibiotics - Coartem - Duo Cotecxin - Cloxacillin - Suphadoxine & Pyrimethamine
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3. Advocacy for Family Planning
Promoting FP commodities: Project with CCIH under the BMGF
Problem Stock outs of commodities Information & Knowledge gaps Religious leaders and decision makers positions Solution Advocacy Strengthening supply chains
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Advocacy for Family Planning
Project Baseline assessment under DSO’s and health
facilities in
Develop advocacy plan Training of identified advocates
Cameroon DRC Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Zambia
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Advocacy for Family Planning
Outcomes baseline assessment Commodities are not easy to get Misinformation & Knowledge gaps Family factors – needing spousal approval Opposition from church leaders Competitive supply from governement
DSO’s can make the difference in providing family planning commodities
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Partnership
Is it easy? Keep pushing Unexpected setbacks
Is it worth it? DSO’s have affordable suppliers FBO’s can purchase cheaper from their DSO Patients can save money on their health costs Capacity building Resource sharing
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Conclusions
Strong partnerships among Faith-Based DSO’s lead to Improving access (accessibility, availability,
affordability & acceptability) to quality pharmaceutical products leading to better health outcomes
Partnership’s are not easy, but worthwhile You can be part of EPN as well by supporting EPN’s mission.
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REMEMBER
“It’s all about the patient”
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It’s all about Access..Access..Access
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Thank you!
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