Shimelis E. Belaineh (Bpharm, Mph) Email & Phone Number

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Strengthening health systems and enhancing the public health supply chain are fundamental to the strategic objectives of Building Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) within The Global Fund. A robust health product supply chain is particularly crucial, as it underpins the success of The Global Fund's mission to combat AIDS, tuberculosis, and.

Botswana

In this capacity I was in charge of overseeing the management and coordination of the ART logistic and Data management unit for a PEPFAR funded Supply Chain Management System(SCMS) project in Botswana. This entails providing supervisory and management support to the LMU staff and involvement in the implementation of the medicine logistics system.

Bangladesh

• Scope of Work
• reviewed the procurement mechanisms of medicines and of medical consumables for their adequacy to the morbidity figures in clinics and CHSWs, flexibility and cost-effectiveness
• conducted assessement of the quality and safety of storage at different levels
• conducted assessement of the shelf-life of medicines and the date of expiration
• outlined recommendations on effective quality-control procedures for medicines
• conducted assessement of the cost effectiveness of the current procurement procedures in the context of UNDP CHTDF administrative regulation

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• I was responsible to work with the MOH and PFSA to develop and implement Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency/PFSA and LMD, transitioning from forced ordering min-max inventory control system to pull, reporting.
• With two hats as a pharmaceutical logistics and PFSA Strengthening advisor, I provided strategic guidance to the project (fund over USD 150 million) by designing a cost effective logistics system, renovation of hubs.
• I supported the Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency (PFSA), a primary partner within the MOH responsible for procurement, storing and distributing all health commodities to public facilities, by developing the.
• Developed standard supportive supervision checklist and manual for Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement in more than 800 ART and PMTCT sites, 11 regional health bureaus;
• Trained Health facility Data Clerks, warehouse managers and other responsible project staffs (total over 1,200 individuals) on Supply chain and management information System (MIS),Inventory Control System(ICS) etc;

Management Sciences For Health

• My role in RPM Plus was to support the initiation and scale-up of free ART for the first time in Ethiopia through selection, quantification, procurement,distribution planning, consumption and morbidity data collection.
• Successfully led the implementation of a realistic and demand driven (evidence based) 24 month forecast and annual supply plan development, implementation and quarterly review and supply planning to support accurate.
• Provided support to PHARMID for the development of distribution plans and the management of the distribution of HIV/AIDS related commodities through PHARMID to the ART sites, for the redistribution of ARVs and related.
• Produced supportive supervision checklist and trained health facility personal on standard procedure for the proper tracking and reporting of commodity and patient data.
• Worked as a member of donor coordinating committee and focal person for forecasting and supply planning.
• Institutionalized forecasting and supply planning, tools like Orion, quantimed and pipeline at PFSA and MOH

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• In this role I was responsible for all supervisory and management functions relating to the operation of the pharmacy department, which includes:
• Supervising professional and support staff within the pharmacy.
• Planning improvements in pharmacy services.
• Directing the delivery of pharmacy services.
• Controling the utilization of department resources.
• Evaluation of the overall performance of the pharmacy department.

Bachelor Of Pharmacy - Bpharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Masters Degree, Public Health

Certificate, Global Health, Https://Coursera.Org/Share/0B25018C479C3Cb502C20F163Cb86231

Certificate, Diplomatic Etiquette And Protocol

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