Overview:

Since 2014, PIVOT has collaborated with the Ministry of Madagascar Public Health to improve the public health system in order to provide quality health for the people of Ifanadiana district, where the majority of diseases are preventable and treatable.

The purpose of this mission is to provide support and guidance around inventory management. During the first virtual PSF mission, the team had leveraged virtual meeting applications such as Zoom to virtually meet the team on the ground, analyze requirements, gather feedback and develop training material. 

PSF team members spend approximately 4-5 hours a week, reviewing and analyzing requirements and developing content. The initial objectives have been on inventory management, however as the relationship with the team evolves, other objectives have arisen such as pharmaceutical reference recommendations, systems analysis and reporting optimization.

Collaboration:

• PIVOT Madagascar

• Ministry of Madagascar Public Health

Future Endeavors:

After successfully completing the mission objectives, which included the development of a pharmacy training manual, financial reports and optimization of workflows for narcotic and controlled substances, this virtual mission came to a close in the fall of 2023. The workflows developed during the mission will provide an ongoing framework for pharmacy inventory management within the hospital in Ifanadiana.

Team Members:

• Heather Christ 

• Sara Corrigan

• Julie Lalonde

• Ezekiel Ang

• Monique Landry