For people with HIV/AIDS in developing countries, cost-effective, reliable, secure and sustainable supply chains can save millions of lives. For more than six years, the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) has been saving lives through stronger supply chains. SCMS is managed by the Partnership for Supply Chain Management, which also holds the contract for the Global Fund's Voluntary Pooled Procurement project.
Opportunities include ordering or supplying medicines and products, partnering on improving supply chain efficiencies through technical assistance, and other collaborations.
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Community Center: Access an array of supply chain resources, including in-briefs, guidelines and external reports!
What's New
Test Kit Market Alert: WHO and USAID have removed SD Bioline HIV kits from their waiver lists due to quality assurance problems until further notice. Learn more.
SCMS presents at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), in Addis Ababa. Check out the posters and more from the conference.
SCMS and Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision.Read our collaborative article on male circumcision published in PLoS Medicine.
On the eve of World AIDS day, USAID posted the SCMS story: Managing HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies in Tanzania.Learn how we contribute to "getting to zero."
SCMS is featured as a case study in the third edition of Essentials of Supply Chain Management.Learn More.
Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) Partners Meeting. SCMS presented on improving access to community home based care in Namibia, and incorporating supply chain logistics into pre-service training in Zambia. Learn More.
ReadSupply Chain Heroes, the SCMS feature article in USAID's FrontLines.
Supply Chain Slide Show
Providing a reliable supply of HIV/AIDS commodities starts with good planning, which helps prevent stock outs and wastage due to overstock and expiry. At this workshop in Ethiopia in 2007, staff from several SCMS field offices learned how to do effective forecasting and supply planning. Since then, SCMS has transferred those skills to its counterparts in ministries of health and other agencies in many countries. About 80 percent of orders placed by SCMS are now planned. Access all slides.
Where We Work
Featured Country
Tanzania
The Government of Tanzania began providing care and treatment services including the provision of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in October 2004. Ninety-six sites were selected and by December 2005, 23,951 patients were on ART. Since its launch, the Tanzanian National Care and Treatment Program (NCTP) has experienced rapid scale-up and growth. By the end of 2009, it was estimated that 287,183 patients were accessing ART services. As of May 2010, 909 approved sites now provide HIV /AIDS care and treatment services under the national system. Access Country Page to learn more
Collaboration is essential to meeting the needs of people affected by HIV/AIDS. Learn More
QUICK LINKS
Using This Site: Learn how SCMS and our website can help you!
E-catalog: Browse a comprehensive selection of HIV/AIDS medicines and other commodities available through SCMS.
In the Community Center: SCMS In Brief: Safety First. Product quality is a priority for SCMS. Since the beginning of SCMS, our quality assurance program has been constantly innovating to ensure the commodities that we procure for people living with HIV/AIDS are of the highest quality standards .
