Sapam

SAPAM initiated as a support program for the SADC Pharmaceutical Business Plan in 2009, and now continues to operate regionally through engagement with various partners and facilitators in the public and private sectors. Our experience, core skills and institutional memory brings an armamentarium that is designed to establish sustainable solutions.... We bridge the public and private sector divide, towards achieving common goals, for improving access to health, for all. SAPAM focusses on Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) with emphasis on improving access challenges to essential medicines, devices and health commodities. We contribute to the WHO defined six building blocks of health systems functions as follows: Information and Technology development of information and price sharing medicines databases for information and work sharing of medicines prices, registration status, manufacturers and suppliers among the countries to improve access, quality, and affordability, custom built IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) solutions and applications Governance working with Civil Society organisations to encourage transparency through provision of accurate, relevant data on availability and prices of medicines which are discussed with responsible Government departments with the aim of implementing interventions and instituting corrective actionsRead More