E-DRUG: PSM Toolbox Update - March 2010
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[All PSM tools on a free memory stick! Good initiative - read on towards the end! WB]
Dear E-druggers,
The Procurement & Supply Management Toolbox website
(http://www.psmtoolbox.org) is a valuable resource for health staff
involved in PSM, pharmacy students and consultants worldwide. The
database contains 178 English and 58 French PSM tools and resource
documents for health commodities so far. Links to tool translations into
Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian have been mentioned
where available.
The website has been updated and now includes:
A) The following PSM areas for tool selection:
*Policy
*Selection
*Quantification
*Procurement
*Pricing
*Storage (NEW!)
*Inventory management
*Distribution (NEW!)
*Use
*Quality Assurance
*Monitoring and Evaluation
*Capacity building
B) Malaria and TB related PSM tools in addition to HIV/AIDS related
resources. The latest tool update concerns the: "WHO Guidelines for the
Treatment of Malaria, 2nd edition, 2010".
C) A PSM training calendar for 2010
If you want to propose a tool for inclusion in the database, you can do
so using the following link:
http://www.psmtoolbox.org/en/submit-a-tool.php
A USB stick version of the PSM Toolbox to be used without internet
connection can be ordered free of charge. If you would like to receive a
USB stick, please send an e-mail to cmorris@iplussolutions.org or
habiyamberev@who.int.
For comments and questions you can use the same
e-mail addresses.