RBM achievements: update

Main activities completed or ongoing in 2014For more details, please visit the RBM website www.rollbackmalaria.org

Dr Magali BabaleyRBM secretariatSupply Chain Support

IPC meeting, Geneva4 – 6 June 2014

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Institution members of the PSMWG (67 in May 2014)

Foundation: BMGF, CHAI, UN Foundation, IDA FoundationMalaria endemic countries: RBM Sub-Regional Network (CARN, SARN, WARN, EARN)Multilateral development partners: AFRO, WHO/GMP, WHO/EMP, WHO/NTD,

WHO/HIV, The Global Fund, UNDP, UNICEF, UNICEF-WCARO, UNIDO, UNITAID, World Bank

NGOs: AEDES, AMP, FHI360, I+ solution, MSF, IFRC, Malaria Consortium, MEDA, MENTOR Initiative, PATH, PFSCM, PSI, USP, World Vision

OECD Donor: USAID PMIResearch & Acadamia: DNDi, Empower School of Health India, FIND, Institute of

Tropical Medicine Antwerp, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, MIT, MMV, QUAMED, Swiss TPH, University of California, University of Dar Es Salaam, University of Lagos, University of Michigan, Zaragoza Logistics Center

Private sector: Chemonics, FSC Development Services Ltd, GBCHealth, GSK, Greenmash, IPCA, JSI, Novartis, Olaker S. Coop, Paar Impex LLC, Pharmaceutical system africa, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Premier Medical Corporation Ltd, Sanofi, Standard Diagnostics, Sumitomo Chemical, TESS Development Advisors, Vestergaard Fransen

166 representatives

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Procurement and Supply ManagementWorking Group (PSMWG) Workstreams

1Treatment

ACTs/ Other Anti-malarials

Lead: George Jagoe (MMV)

2Diagnosis

RDTs

Co-leads: Jan Jacobs (ITMA), Theodoor Visser (CHAI)

3Prevention

LLINs IRS

Lead: Abraham Mnzava (WHO/GMP)

5 Information and knowledge: LMIS, mHealthCo-leads: Lisa hare (JSI), Mariatou Tala Jallow (The Global Fund)

6 PSM bottleneck resolutionLead: Henk Den Besten (PFSCM)

COMMODITY SPECIFIC WORKSTREAM

CROSS CUTTING WORKSTREAMS

4 Global demand forecastCo-leads: Alexandra Cameron (UNITAID), Edwin de Voogd (IDA Foundation)

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Too many product variation between malaria RDTs

Variation are seen in:•Components (e.g. shape of cassette, number of wells, specimen transfer devices, lancets) •Procedure (e.g. specimen volume, numbers of buffer drops, reading time). •Labeling and terminology for the RDT box and device•Cassette packaging •Buffer vials •Accessories •Instructions For Use

•Performance issues and user error•Need for additional training •Non-competitive public tenders leading to higher costs

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Approach for Harmonization of Malaria RDTs

• Desk review• Workshop in Dec

2013• Establishing of the

HarT

•Initial focus on low cost, high relevance, easy to implement interventions•Develop list of final recommendations and report back to PSMWG meeting (June 2014)•Organize 2nd consultation with key stakeholders to discuss final recommendations and implementation timeline (Q3-Q4 2014)

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Joint RBM and Global Fund LMIS workshop (1)Ouagadougou, 6-8 May 2014

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164 participants from 27 African countries, Haiti and 30 facilitators/partners (AEDES, ACAME, Bioforce, Empower School of Health, GIP Esther, Greenmash, I+ solution, JSI, MSH/SIAPS, PFSCM, Solthis, Stop TB partnership, TESS development, The Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO/GMP, WHO/HIV, WHO/EMP, WHO/IST)

Successful cross-cutting workshop Peer review of country self-assessment of LMIS for each country Enhancement of Action Plan for strengthening national LMIS by peer

to peer discussion and technical discussion with support of partners Market place to showcase country and partner LMIS tools as well as

solutions for resolving LMIS bottlenecks

Joint RBM and Global Fund LMIS workshop (2)Ouagadougou, 6-8 May 2014

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Final Deliverable: Completed LMIS Action Plan from each participating country

Next steps:Share LMIS action plan with national stakeholders for validation

Purpose of the Action Plan: Use in the request for funding from respective governments as well

as all development partners and donors, including for the preparation of the Global Fund Concept Note

Joint RBM and Global Fund LMIS workshop (3) Ouagadougou, 6-8 May 2014

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PSM WG contribution to the “Malaria Implementation Guidance in support of the preparation of Concept Notes for Global Fund Grants”

Participation to Country Preparation for the Global Fund NFM Workshop coordinated by HWG, Nairobi, 2-4 December 201329 countries, 170 participants

Participation in NFM orientation workshops and Mock TRP Workshops organized by HWG to review Global Fund Concept Notes:

Dakar: 7 – 11 April 2014, 17 Francophone countriesHarare: 14 – 17 April 2014, 14 Anglophone countriesKampala: 16 – 21 June 2014

PSM WG collaboration with Harmonization Working Group (HWG) for NFM related country workshops

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PSM Working Group meetingGeneva, 10 – 11 June 2014

Main objectives Reviewing 2014 PSMWG activities, progress and next steps Reviewing 2015 PSMWG activities, timeline and budget

Main topics that will be discussed : Follow up of the LMIS workshop in Ouagadougou + preparation of the LMIS

workshop for Asian countries in 2015 Follow up of the country support to the development and review of country

NFM concept notes Identify ways for resolving quality control issues with vector control products PSM challenges related to medicines used in severe malaria (ASinj) and

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (AQ+SP) Recommendations and next steps for RDT harmonisation PSMWG call for actions against SSFFC health products and theft/diversion PSMWG Consensus statement on PSM planning and financing at country level

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Main objectives Obtain a reliable estimate from ACT manufacturers of the total quantity of

ACTs they expect to sell and the volume of artemisinin that they have already contracted with extractors.

Obtain a reliable estimate from artemisinin producers on the total quantity of artemisinin they expect to be available for 2014 and 2015.

Assess whether the ACT to be produced and the existing stocks will be sufficient to cover the forecasted demand in 2014 and 2015.

Participants: growers, collectors of leaves, extractors, API/ACT manufacturers, donors and organizations from China, Vietnam, East Africa, Madagascar, India and Europe.

Artemisinin conferenceGuangzhou, 23-24 September 2014

on "Aligning Artemisinin and ACT supplies"

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Thank you