Third Quarter

Under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, procured FP/RH commodities (IUDs, Injectables and CoCs) for Ethiopia in the period (Jan –March 2019).

Provided technical assistance to the FMoH for the National Contraceptive Forecast, 2019-2021 and liaised with the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) to ensure quality standards of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies marketed are met. DKT/E also participates in FP and Condom need quantification with Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO).

Worked with FMOH, UNFPA,DKT-Ethiopia, MSI- Ethiopia, and IPPF to support MoH/EPSA with national quantification exercise

During EFY 2011, EPSA has measured the forecast accuracy rate for malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, family planning supplies and the average forecast accuracy rate for health program pharmaceuticals was found to be 82.78%. Moreover, for selected Revolving Drug Fund (RDF) pharmaceuticals, the forecast accuracy rate has reached to 62.3%.

Provided logistic, technical and financial support to ISS (Integrated Supportive Supervision) and Peer Mentorship program. Reviewed the commodity accountability performance tracking tool to improve accountability and reporting commodities at service delivery points.

Provided technical, financial and logistic assistance to the national ISS implementation activities. Follow up visits were also conducted to health facilities to provide supportive supervision and mentoring on FP (LARC). Furthermore, the project provided RMNCH/FP clinical mentoring and supervision for health centres through catchment hospitals.

Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) was conducted along with the Joint Review Mission (JRM) in all the nine regions and the two city administrations on selected 20 zones, 57 woredas, 25 hospitials, 68 HCs, 171 health posts and 224 households. Onsite technical support on family planning service provision was conducted for health facilities and health posts.

Through the USAID Transform HDR, supported the Ministry of Health in the development of standard training material intended to build the capacity of pharmacy professionals in the management of RMNCH pharmaceuticals. The project then successfully conducted the first RMNCH Pharmaceuticals Management TOT training to the four developing regional states.

Chemonics International supported the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA) in conducting a quarterly supply planning workshop under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project.

The Ministry conducted HSTP Mid-term review to assess the level of performance of the HSTP’s four transformation agendas and fifteen strategic objectives. The Ministry also conducted the 21st Annual Review Meetings (ARM) from October 15th-19th, 2019.