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7.1 PERFORM/Health Systems Strengthening

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P H A R M A C Y S U P P L Y C H A I N M A N A G E M E N T
Pharmacy supply chain management encompassed all aspects of pharmacy systems,
supply and support to ensure an active and appropriate drug supply including use,
availability and pharmacovigilance.

T R A I N I N G A N D M E N T O R S H I P
Training and mentorship took place throughout the programme to ensure Right to
Care’s technical assistance and support remained optimal.

7.2 Right to Care International / EQUIP

E Q U I P w a s t h e f i r s t A f r i c a n - l e d g l o b a l c o n s o r t i u m s u p p o r t e d b y t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s E m e r g e n c y P l a n f o r A I D S
R e l i e f ( P E P F A R ) , t h r o u g h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A g e n c y f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t ( U S A I D ) , t o d e l i v e r
t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e t o t w e l v e c o u n t r i e s c r o s s s u b - S a h a r a n A f r i c a ( B u r u n d i , D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c o f t h e
C o n g o , G h a n a , L e s o t h o , M a l a w i , M o z a m b i q u e , N a m i b i a , N i g e r i a , T a n z a n i a , U g a n d a , Z a m b i a , Z i m b a b w e ) ,
E a s t e r n E u r o p e ( U k r a i n e ) , t h e C a r i b b e a n ( D o m i n i c a n R e p u b l i c a n d H a i t i ) a n d E a s t A s i a ( I n d o n e s i a a n d
M y a n m a r ) . T h e m e c h a n i s m w o r k s w i t h U S A I D c o u n t r y m i s s i o n s , i m p l e m e n t i n g p a r t n e r s , m i n i s t r i e s o f
h e a l t h , a n d r e l e v a n t s t a k e h o l d e r s i n p r o v i d i n g i n n o v a t i v e t a i l o r - m a d e s o l u t i o n s t o a c h i e v e t h e 9 0 - 9 0 - 9 0
t a r g e t s i n s u p p o r t e d c o u n t r i e s . R T C I n t e r n a t i o n a l p r o v i d e d t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e r a n g i n g f r o m p o l i c y r e v i e w ,
s t r a t e g y d e v e l o p m e n t a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n c a p a c i t y a s s e s s m e n t s t o l a b o r a t o r y a s s e s s m e n t s , v i r a l l o a d
t e c h n o l o g y p r o v i s i o n , s u p p o r t a n d s k i l l s t r a i n i n g .
T h e c o n s o r t i u m w a s a p o w e r f u l c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f l e a d i n g A f r i c a n o r g a n i s a t i o n s w i t h R T C a s p r i m e T h e k e y
a r e a s o f i n t e r v e n t i o n w e r e :

R a p i d ‘ t e s t a n d s t a r t ’ r o l l o u t s u p p o r t .
D i f f e r e n t i a t e d m o d e l s o f a n t i r e t r o v i r a l t h e r a p y ( A R T ) d e l i v e r y w i t h f o c u s o n M u l t i - M o n t h S c r i p t i n g a n d
D i s p e n s i n g ( M M S D ) a t b o t h f a c i l i t y a n d c o m m u n i t y l e v e l s .
C e n t r a l i s e d C h r o n i c M e d i c i n e s D i s p e n s i n g a n d D i s t r i b u t i o n ( C C M D D ) .
S t r a t e g i e s t o i n c r e a s e H I V t e s t i n g y i e l d , i n i t i a t i o n o n t o A R T , r e t e n t i o n o n A R T a n d v i r a l s u p p r e s s i o n .
T r e a t m e n t a p p r o a c h e s t h a t r e s p o n d t o t h e n e e d s o f k e y p o p u l a t i o n s .
I n n o v a t i v e a p p r o a c h e s t o s u p p o r t t h e r a p i d s c a l e - u p o f v i r a l l o a d m o n i t o r i n g ; a n d
H e a l t h e c o n o m i c s a c t i v i t i e s .

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