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Home: What MSH Does: Pharmaceutical Management: Programs
The Center for Pharmaceutical Management works to improve access to essential medicines and medical products and ensures effective use of these products. More than 75 MSH drug management professionals work with partners around the world to strengthen the systems needed to select, purchase, store, deliver, and use high-quality essential medicines. Major Programs: The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) was established in 1989 to design, test, and disseminate effective strategies to improve the way drugs are prescribed, dispensed, and used. The network comprises 18 member groups, with primary funding coordination provided by RPM Plus. INRUD has been a major sponsor of the International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM). Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus (RPM Plus) is a five-year program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, that works to promote the appropriate use of medicines and improve the availability of quality health commodities (i.e., pharmaceuticals, vaccines, supplies, and basic medical equipment) for child survival, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. Strategies for Enhancing Access to Medicines (SEAM) is a five-year effort, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to increase access to medicines and vaccines in developing countries by creating and supporting innovative country-level public-sector/private-sector collaborations and ensuring the inclusion of appropriate drug management mechanisms in global initiatives. Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) follows on to and will build on lessons learned in the Rational Pharmaceutical Management (RPM) Plus Program and will be based on a framework that combines the pharmaceutical management cycle’s key components of policy/legal framework, selection, procurement, distribution, use, and management support with the U.S. government’s new foreign assistance framework. The combination provides a template for applying system strengthening interventions based on whether a country is in the Rebuilding, Developing, Transforming, or Sustaining category. The framework will be adapted for each country's disease priorities, system gaps, resource availability, and political environment. SCMS (the Supply Chain Management System) supplies lifesaving medicines to HIV/AIDS programs around the world and is led by the Partnership for Supply Chain Management (a nonprofit organization established by MSH and John Snow, Inc.). The 17 SCMS international partners are hands-on and actively work to strengthen supply chains, enabling the scale-up of HIV/AIDS treatment in developing countries. The Center for Pharmaceutical Management also contributes to the following programs:
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