Rwanda’s Ministry of Health has improved the delivery of critical medical supplies throughout the country by implementing an electronic logistics management information system.
In collaboration with US-based One Network Enterprises and its hosting and support partner, Imperial Logistics group company Resolve, Rwanda’s Ministry of Health has deployed a nationwide chain-of-custody pharmaceutical supply service for HIV/AIDS medications and other healthcare products.
One Network business unit manager, Trevor Lambiotte, explained: “We designed, built and implemented a computerised logistics management information system that provides health commodity logistics data and order processing functionality. It encompasses demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, transport management and reporting.”
As a result of this system, the Ministry of Health is able to manage and track in real time the custody and distribution of medical supplies as they flow from distribution centres, hospitals and clinics all the way to the community health workers. It has been implemented in the country’s central warehouses, 30 district pharmacies, 43 district hospitals, two referral hospitals and approximately 527 local health centres. These facilities are using the system to create, collaborate and manage purchase orders, as well as to record daily consumption. The transportation function in the electronic logistics management information system is also being utilised to optimise delivery, said Lambiotte.
Electronic solution improves flow of medical supplies in Rwanda
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