Strategies to strengthen the

distribution system to improve the availability of

medicineDr Wa’el Inmair

Director Assistant, Central Medical Supply Store, MOH

Content1.Supply directorate organ gram2.Directorate responsibility3.Departments related to supply chain process Obstacles4.Procedure done to overcome obstacles1.Future plan

Supply Directorate Organ gramDirector

Director Assistant

North regionalStore depart

Stationary Department

Storage& Distribution

Inspection Department

Receiving Department

I.T Department

Supply Directorate

Responsibilities•Managing drug selection, qualitative and quantitative•Quantifying drug requirement•Inventory management•Contributing in the tender process

Supply Directorate

Responsibilities•Drug donations•Managing drug distribution•Medical stores management•Drug management for health facilities•Transport management

Supply Directorate

Responsibilities•Contribution in promoting rational prescribing•Ensuring good dispensing practices•Stock monitoring and evaluation•Community participation•Security management

Departments Related to Supply

Chain•Ministry of finance•General supply department•Joint procurement department•Jordan food & drug administration•Procurement department, MoH

Departments Related to Supply

Chain•Finance department, MoH•Health insurance administration•Health facilities•Suppliers•Human resources department, MoH

Obstacles•Low budgeting•Lead time for tender process•Lead time for direct purchasing•Delay in quality controls release•Poor dispensing practice•Tender awarding practice

Obstacles•Delivery delays by the supplier•Information system deficiencies•Staff training programs•Monitoring and feed-back mechanism•Electronic communication deficiencies between health facilities.•Auditing program deficiency

Directorate Accomplishment

•Budget increase•Updating tender terms and conditions•Better stock management to accommodate emergency stocks•Distribution of JNDF and RDL•Improvement in information system management

Directorate Accomplishment

•Drug efficacy reporting mechanism•Mechanism for updating JNDF,MoH EDL, and RDL•Communication improvement between health facilities

Future Plans•Supply directorate web enabled website to facilitate interdepartmental information exchange•Unifying procurement process through one department (JPD)•Distribution standards development and implementation•Staff training programs•Updating directorate organ gram

Future PlansStoring capacity increase.Implement of a new modern security systemTransport system improvementStaff continues education programImprove collaboration with national and international organization

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