Managing Medicines

MSH works to strengthen the capacity of local health systems to manage commodities, so that patients have the right medicines in the right way at the right time. Photo by Carmen Urdaneta
The primary challenge of expanding access to life-saving treatments is to improve pharmaceutical and laboratory systems to deliver critical ART medicines, while at the same time building capacity to deliver high-quality care over the long term. MSH works with health managers and staff in developing countries to ensure that HIV-positive patients receive the full amount of appropriate, high-quality drugs, at the lowest possible cost, and that patients take the medicines correctly: “the right medicines in the right way at the right time.” MSH assists decision-makers and health providers by offering technical assistance, training, and tools to manage and deliver HIV & AIDS pharmaceuticals.