New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save US$100 Million - PANCAP

New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save US$100 Million – PANCAP

Jan 06, 2015 News

– Pooled Procurement Mechanism to lower price
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is putting into place a new agreement for purchasing HIV medication that will save close to US$100 million over two years, money that can be reinvested in lifesaving drugs and programs all over the world, according to Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP).
The Agency noted that by using a Pooled Procurement Mechanism, the agreement means lower prices, swifter delivery and more predictable and sustainable long-term supply – delivering on the goals of the Global Fund’s Market Shaping Strategy.
“It also yields greater transparency, reducing risks and expenses for countries that implement programs treating people with HIV. The new approach will also deliver better HIV medication options for children.
The improvements were achieved by bundling the purchase of high volume drugs with lower volume ones which are sometimes more difficult to obtain. Negotiators also focused on improved shelf life and active pharmaceutical ingredient security.” PANCAP underscored.
The Global Fund is entering agreements with eight suppliers, with three of them as long-term strategic partnerships.
“As well as expanding the supply of life-saving medicines, our new approach will provide deep and sustained savings, to the benefit of people living with HIV across the world,” said Christopher Game, Chief Procurement Officer at the Global Fund.
Making public health resources go further is a core priority of the Global Fund, Mr. Game said. Savings from the new agreement on HIV medication are equivalent to providing anti-retroviral drugs to an additional 400,000 people for two years.
“Just as important,” Mr. Game added, “we are shaping the market for these lifesaving drugs, to make them more effective, reliable and affordable for people who really need them.”
Using the Pooled Procurement Mechanism involved a detailed analysis to determine which suppliers could sustainably provide medications at significant scale and quality to meet the needs of both adults and children living with HIV.
This involved visits to manufacturers of both finished and raw materials and built on work with key partners such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Government of South Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières, Pan American Health Organization, The United States President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), UNICEF, UNITAID, USAID and the World Health Organization.
As of late 2014, the Global Fund has provided financial support programs that put 7.3 million people on antiretroviral medication, a 20 per cent increase over the past year.

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