The PSM Toolbox is developed by WHO/AMDS together with i+solutions and other international organizations. It is presented in the form of a search engine where PSM professionals may select tools to suit their needs without losing time navigating in several agencies $B!G (B websites. The full database can be accessed online as well as downloaded to USB sticks or hard disks allowing users to make use of the tools in areas without internet access. Users may also update their data whenever they have internet connection.
The USB version of PSM Toolbox is updated once every three months. The latest version (25-03-2014) is now available for download. Users may update their older version or download the new version at http://www.psmtoolbox.org/en/usb.php
Manual for creating a new USB version: http://www.psmtoolbox-cdn.nl/USB-Installation-EN.pdf?language=1&version=1317105187
Manual for updating an older version: http://www.psmtoolbox-cdn.nl/USB-SmartUpdate-EN.pdf?language=1&version=1312807595
The PSM Toolbox is constantly being updated with new contents by various international technical agencies and institutions. The following tools were updated and/or added to the PSM Toolbox in the first quarter of 2014 (from January to March). To view the details of the tools, please go to http://www.psmtoolbox.org/en/news.php.
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- Addressing Procurement Bottlenecks - A Review of Procurement Bottlenecks in Public Sector Medicine Supply Chains and Practical Approaches Taken to Resolve Them (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Compendium of Public Health Supply Chain Cost Data (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- People that Deliver Competency Compendium for Health Supply Chain Management (People that Deliver Technical Working Group).
- Specifications and Quantities for Efficient Procurement of Essential Equipment and Laboratory Commodities for HIV (WHO).
- QuanTB (SIAPS).
- Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection (WHO).
- Transition to New HIV Treatment Regimens - Procurement and Supply Chain Management Issues. Policy Brief (WHO).
- Transaction Prices for Antiretroviral Medicines from 2010 to 2013: Global Price Reporting Mechanism (WHO).
- March 2014 Supplement to the 2013 Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection. Recommendations for a Public Health Approach (WHO).
- Performance-Based Incentives for Public Health Supply Chains (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Commercial Sector Performance-Based Financing Offers Lessons for Public Health Supply Chains in Developing Countries (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Enhancing Contraceptive Security through Better Financial Tracking--A Resource Guide for Analysts and Advocates (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Last Mile Costs of Public Health Supply Chains in Developing Countries: Recommendations for Inclusion in the United Nations OneHealth Model (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Procurement Performance Indicators Guide: Using Procurement Performance Indicators to Strengthen the Procurement Process for Public Health Commodities (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
- Recruiting Supply Chain Professionals: A Ready Reference Guide for Finding and Selecting High Performers (USAID | DELIVER PROJECT).
More information of the PSM Toolbox, please visit http://www.psmtoolbox.org/en/index.php.
To submit a new tool to the PSM Toolbox, please go to http://www.psmtoolbox.org/en/submit-a-tool.php.
Kun-Chieh Wu
PSM Toolbox Coordinator
i+solutions
http://www.iplussolutions.org
mailto:info@iplussolutions.org