Capacity Building

We believe that Capacity Building is supporting individuals, programs or institutions to develop their individual or programmatic and institutional abilities. This allows institutions to:

• Perform functions in a satisfactory way
• Solve problems
• Set and achieve objectives in a sustainable way

Aim

To enhance our customers by:

• Equipping them with the understanding, skills, knowledge and access to information about pharmaceutical supply chain management.
• Assisting them in developing effective management structures, processes and procedures to:
  - Ensure the management structure supports the Organization’s strategy.
  - Streamline and improve processes.
  - Standardise organisational procedures.
• Identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for an identified challenge in the organisation through assessments. Appropriate recommendations are then made by the consultants to improve the system/s.

How does AA4A do capacity building?

• Direct Pharmaceutical Management support to clients by offering our technical expertise to work with the organisation for short- to long-term periods.
• Problem or performance- based training in supply chain management. These courses are tailor made to the specific need of the country or program and can cover any areas of supply chain management , this includes procurement, storage, distribution and use of drugs.
• Assist customers to jointly produce operational manuals that result in improved employee performance in all areas of supply chain management.
• Technical Assistance in designing Pharmaceutical Logistics Management Systems and other health commodities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of ART programs and other health commodities supply chain.
• Establishing and maintaining long-lasting relations with our clients through continued collaboration beyond the technical assistance assignments.

Who are AA4A’s clients?

Our customers include Ministries of Health; HIV / AIDS, TB and Malaria programs working with Global Fund, PEPFAR, CHAI, EU and World Bank. AA4A has worked with NGOs as well as the private health sector. Procurement agencies of health commodities have requested AA4As services.

Where has AA4A recently built capacity or provided consultancy services?

An example of a recent assignment is the development of a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) plan for a Global Fund Principal Recipient, responsible for a malaria program. Other examples include assessments of procurement and/or supply chains for Lesotho’s and Mozambique’s Central Medical Stores. Furthermore, Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) requested AA4A to deliver long-term pharmaceutical support. AA4A has reviewed training materials (distance learning CD-rom) for IPlus Solutions.

AA4A consultants

Our consultants have wide experience, knowledge and skills in both public and private health delivery systems in developing countries including Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Africa. The consultants have worked with Ministries of Health, NGOs, Procurement agencies, the private pharmaceutical industry and various funding mechanisms in various capacities such as Global Fund, PEPFAR, CHAI, EU and World Bank. AA4A also draws on the extensive international experience of its mother company IPlus Solutions for consultants to provide quality short- and long-term technical assistance.

For more information contact:

Kemal Hussein
Senior Consultant
Kemal@aa4a.co.za
Tel: +27 12 665 0448
Fax: +27 12 665 0436