West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System
During the Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Health Ministers, organized by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) in Accra, Ghana, in October 2004, the Ministers adopted a recommendation for WAHO to begin the implementation of an informati...
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ACRONYMS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES AUTHORSHIP AUTOMATED SYSTEM AVAILABILITY OF DATA BACK UP BASIC BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS BUYER BUYERS BUYING POWER CITATION COLLABORATION COLLECTION OF DATA COLLECTION OF INFORMATION COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INFORMATION COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTERIZATION COMPUTERS CONDOMS CONFIDENTIALITY CONNECTIVITY CONTENTS CURRENCY CONVERSION DATA COLLECTION DATA ELEMENTS DATA ENTRY DATA INTEGRITY DATA MANAGEMENT DATA PROVIDERS DATA SOURCES DATA SUBMISSION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION DOCUMENTS DOS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE FAMILY PLANNING FAXES FUNCTIONALITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT REVENUES HARD COPY HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ID INDICES INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEED INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION ON PRODUCT INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS INFORMATION PROVISION INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS INTERFACES INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PLACE MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MARKETING MEDICINES NORMALIZATION PHONE PHONE LINE POLICY SUPPORT POLITICAL WILL PRICE INFORMATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROCUREMENTS PRODUCT CATEGORIES PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE QUALITY CONTROL QUERY RESULT RESULTS RISK FACTORS SEARCH SECURITY FEATURES SERVER SERVERS SITES SOCIAL MARKETING SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPREADSHEETS SUPPLY CHAINS SYSTEM DESIGN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TERMINOLOGY TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USER USERS VERIFICATION WEB WEBSITE |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ACRONYMS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES AUTHORSHIP AUTOMATED SYSTEM AVAILABILITY OF DATA BACK UP BASIC BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS BUYER BUYERS BUYING POWER CITATION COLLABORATION COLLECTION OF DATA COLLECTION OF INFORMATION COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INFORMATION COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTERIZATION COMPUTERS CONDOMS CONFIDENTIALITY CONNECTIVITY CONTENTS CURRENCY CONVERSION DATA COLLECTION DATA ELEMENTS DATA ENTRY DATA INTEGRITY DATA MANAGEMENT DATA PROVIDERS DATA SOURCES DATA SUBMISSION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION DOCUMENTS DOS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE FAMILY PLANNING FAXES FUNCTIONALITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT REVENUES HARD COPY HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ID INDICES INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEED INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION ON PRODUCT INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS INFORMATION PROVISION INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS INTERFACES INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PLACE MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MARKETING MEDICINES NORMALIZATION PHONE PHONE LINE POLICY SUPPORT POLITICAL WILL PRICE INFORMATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROCUREMENTS PRODUCT CATEGORIES PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE QUALITY CONTROL QUERY RESULT RESULTS RISK FACTORS SEARCH SECURITY FEATURES SERVER SERVERS SITES SOCIAL MARKETING SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPREADSHEETS SUPPLY CHAINS SYSTEM DESIGN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TERMINOLOGY TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USER USERS VERIFICATION WEB WEBSITE World Bank West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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During the Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the
ECOWAS Health Ministers, organized by the West African
Health Organization (WAHO) in Accra, Ghana, in October 2004,
the Ministers adopted a recommendation for WAHO to begin the
implementation of an information sharing system that would
enhance each country s ability to share and access product,
supplier, and pharmaceutical market information. At WAHO s
request, John Snow, Inc./DELIVER initiated this
implementation, beginning with the design. This report
summarizes DELIVER s findings. By starting with a well
researched and designed plan for implementation, the
Coordinated Informed Buying (CIB) system will better meet
the needs of the users, and, ultimately, be a tool to assist
the region in their efforts towards reproductive health
commodity security (RHCS). Nine out of the 15 ECOWAS
countries provided input, with more than 85 individuals
contributing to this design. Anecdotal information suggests
that sharing of various elements of pharmaceutical
procurement already occurs among countries in the region but
in an ad hoc or limited manner. A CIB system would
potentially capitalize on this kind of experience and build
a systematic strategy of regional coordination for
information sharing, and, ultimately, improve the buying
power for all involved. The overwhelming majority of key
informants indicated that a CIB system would be valuable
either directly or indirectly for national procurement
activities. Across the board, organizations and individuals
interviewed articulated the benefits that they perceived for
the country in having a CIB system in place. Notably,
managers said that the process of building the tool and
meeting as like-minded professionals to work as a region
would be as valuable as the tool itself. CIB was noted for
its potential to provide relevant information; that
information would help in understanding what specific health
commodity procurements are taking place in both the region
and bordering countries (versus the general indices of
prices). This document maps a plan for CIB implementation to
start first with available data and to make use of existing
infrastructure. For data collection, all countries should be
invited to share information and should also be invited to
use the CIB, regardless of whether a country provides
information (i.e., access to information should not be
restricted only to those who provide data). This paper
recommends that WAHO take the role of lead coordinator and,
prior to proceeding, a CIB System Manager situated at WAHO
should be identified to lead the process. |
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West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System |
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west african reproductive health commodity security - development of a sub-regional coordinated informed buying system |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/16376129/west-african-reproductive-health-commodity-security-development-sub-regional-coordinated-informed-buying-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14891 |
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okr-10986-148912021-04-23T14:03:16Z West African Reproductive Health Commodity Security - Development of a Sub-Regional Coordinated Informed Buying System World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ACRONYMS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES AUTHORSHIP AUTOMATED SYSTEM AVAILABILITY OF DATA BACK UP BASIC BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS BUYER BUYERS BUYING POWER CITATION COLLABORATION COLLECTION OF DATA COLLECTION OF INFORMATION COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY INFORMATION COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTERIZATION COMPUTERS CONDOMS CONFIDENTIALITY CONNECTIVITY CONTENTS CURRENCY CONVERSION DATA COLLECTION DATA ELEMENTS DATA ENTRY DATA INTEGRITY DATA MANAGEMENT DATA PROVIDERS DATA SOURCES DATA SUBMISSION DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION DOCUMENTS DOS E-MAIL ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE FAMILY PLANNING FAXES FUNCTIONALITY GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT REVENUES HARD COPY HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ID INDICES INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEED INFORMATION NEEDS INFORMATION ON PRODUCT INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS INFORMATION PROVISION INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS INTERFACES INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PLACE MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MARKETING MEDICINES NORMALIZATION PHONE PHONE LINE POLICY SUPPORT POLITICAL WILL PRICE INFORMATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROCUREMENTS PRODUCT CATEGORIES PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE QUALITY CONTROL QUERY RESULT RESULTS RISK FACTORS SEARCH SECURITY FEATURES SERVER SERVERS SITES SOCIAL MARKETING SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPREADSHEETS SUPPLY CHAINS SYSTEM DESIGN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL STAFF TECHNICAL STANDARDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TERMINOLOGY TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USER USERS VERIFICATION WEB WEBSITE During the Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Health Ministers, organized by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) in Accra, Ghana, in October 2004, the Ministers adopted a recommendation for WAHO to begin the implementation of an information sharing system that would enhance each country s ability to share and access product, supplier, and pharmaceutical market information. At WAHO s request, John Snow, Inc./DELIVER initiated this implementation, beginning with the design. This report summarizes DELIVER s findings. By starting with a well researched and designed plan for implementation, the Coordinated Informed Buying (CIB) system will better meet the needs of the users, and, ultimately, be a tool to assist the region in their efforts towards reproductive health commodity security (RHCS). Nine out of the 15 ECOWAS countries provided input, with more than 85 individuals contributing to this design. Anecdotal information suggests that sharing of various elements of pharmaceutical procurement already occurs among countries in the region but in an ad hoc or limited manner. A CIB system would potentially capitalize on this kind of experience and build a systematic strategy of regional coordination for information sharing, and, ultimately, improve the buying power for all involved. The overwhelming majority of key informants indicated that a CIB system would be valuable either directly or indirectly for national procurement activities. Across the board, organizations and individuals interviewed articulated the benefits that they perceived for the country in having a CIB system in place. Notably, managers said that the process of building the tool and meeting as like-minded professionals to work as a region would be as valuable as the tool itself. CIB was noted for its potential to provide relevant information; that information would help in understanding what specific health commodity procurements are taking place in both the region and bordering countries (versus the general indices of prices). This document maps a plan for CIB implementation to start first with available data and to make use of existing infrastructure. For data collection, all countries should be invited to share information and should also be invited to use the CIB, regardless of whether a country provides information (i.e., access to information should not be restricted only to those who provide data). This paper recommends that WAHO take the role of lead coordinator and, prior to proceeding, a CIB System Manager situated at WAHO should be identified to lead the process. 2013-08-07T21:24:33Z 2013-08-07T21:24:33Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/16376129/west-african-reproductive-health-commodity-security-development-sub-regional-coordinated-informed-buying-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14891 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Africa |