Pharma 700 (Difaem) Project

Project title:

Strengthening of CHAL with regard to procurement structures and improvement of pharmaceutical management in their health care facilities

Duration:

May 2019 – present

Background

The Christian Health Association of Liberia (CHAL) was founded in 1975 by four Christian health facilities for the purpose of jointly procuring and distributing medicines and supplies. CHAL’s first drug supply unit (DSU) operated up until the 1990s and became dormant civil war.

There were attempts to reactivate the DSU in 2006 with funding from IMA World Health. It was intended to be a sustainable revolving drug fund principally responsible for procuring and selling drugs and medical supplies to its constituents. In the face of a huge humanitarian operation during the war years, CHAL could not sustain its DSU because its member health facilities were given free supplies and donations by other partners.

Over the years, the context in Liberia has changed from emergency to recovery and development. Along with this changing context, donations and free services are dried up. CHAL and its member had to face up to the reality of the changing environment and organize their services in a rational, efficient and sustainable manner. One way of doing this was to revert to a well-functioning drug supply unit (DSU).

With support from Difaem through Bread for the world, CHAL reactivated its drug revolving program.

Achievement or solution showing impact:

Constructed and equipped a drug depot in Melekie, Gbarnga, Bong County that worth…US$ 150,000.00

Refurbished the  dispensing room and drug depot in Monrovia, Montserrado county,

Initiated the Drug Revolving Fund program to 25 health facilities comprising of six (6) hospital, five (5) health Centers and fourteen (14) Clinics. Seed drugs  worth US 43,000  was intended to enhance the quality of health services by ensuring the availability of essential good quality,  affordable and medicines and medical supplies at all times and that medical supplies are replenished using money collected from the sales of supplies at the health facilities thereby increasing the efficiency of drug services as well as generating additional revenues.

LIST                    LIST OF HEALTH FACILITIES THAT BENEFITTED FROM THE DRF
NO.	NAME OF CHAL FACILITY)	TYPE	LOCATION	County	Amount
1	Curran Lutheran Hospital	Hospital	Zorzor,	Lofa	3,314.84
2	Foya-Borma Hospital	Hospital	Foya	Lofa	3,314.84
3	Ganta United Methodist Hospital	Hospital	Ganta	Nimba	3,314.84
4	Phebe Hospital & School of Nursing	Hospital	Gbarnga	Bong	3,314.84
5	SDA Hospital	Hospital	Monrovia	Montserrado	3,314.84
6	St. Timothy Hospital	Hospital	Robertspsort	Montserrado	3,314.84
7	AFB Health Center	Health Center	Kokoyah Rd, Gbarnga	Bong	1,838.54
8	GERLIB Clinic & Health Center	Health Center	Somalia Drive	Montserrado	1,838.54
9	St Peter’s Claver Catholic Health Center	Health Center	Buchanan	G. Bassa	1,838.54
10	United Pentescostal Church Health Center	Health Center	Soul Clinic Road	Montserrado	1,838.54
11	Voinjama Free Pentescostal Health Center	Health Center	Voinjama	Lofa	1,838.54
12	Bahn Inland  Clinic	Clinic	Bahn	Nimba	996.58
13	Balahun Clinic	Clinic	Balahun	Lofa	996.58
14	Bomah Clinic	Clinic	Compa City	Nimba	996.58
15	Flumpa Unitred  Inland Clinic	Clinic	Flumpa	Nimba	996.58
16	Fredai  Medical & Eye Clinic	Clinic	Police Academic Junction	Montserrado	996.58
17	Garply United Inland Clinic	Clinic	Garplay	Nimba	996.58
18	Haven Christian Medical Clinic	Clinic	Duazon	Montserrado	996.58
19	JAW Communic community Clinic	Clinic	Kesselly Boulevard	Montserrado	996.58
20	Ma-Garmai Maternity Clinic	Clinic	Soul Clinic Road	Montserrado	996.58
21	Ma-Tuwor Clinic	Clinic	Stephen Tolbert Est.e	Montserrado	996.58
22	Saclepea United Inland Clinic	Clinic	Saclepea	Nimba	996.58
23	Y.M.C.A  Yekepa Clinic	Clinic	Yekepa	Nimba	996.58
24	Yekepa Free Pentecostal  Clinic	Clinic	Yekepa	Nimba	996.58
25	Zeayorzu Free Pentescotal Church Clinic	Clinic	Zeayorzu	Lofa	996.58

49 dispensers from 49 health facilities benefitted from a 6 week training     course in Pharmaceutical management.

Established  a suitable inventory keeping system Tally Prime for the DSU

From January 2023 to December 5, 2023, CHAL has sold US$ 157,511.97 worth of medicines and medical supplies to 149 customers! All of her medications are from the Netherland(IMRES)