Merck Supply Chain m 7 - School of Pharmacy

University of Nairobi
MERCK CAPACITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
Merck African Supply Chain Forum
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Q uality is Ever
Quality is everyone’s
responsibility
As part of our long term commitment to the social and economic development of
Africa, “Merck African supply Chain Forum” will contribute to improving Supply
chain integrity through providing training and technical support in developing and
implementation of GDP & GSP international guidelines with special focus on:
Support deeper study of good distribution practices in government procurement and various industry sector.
Reduce counterfeit risks through introducing Innovative solutions to detect and prevent counterfeit medicines.
Reduce transport and storage risks and support the application of Good storage practices- GSP.
Warehousing, logistic and stock management to minimize expiry.
Cold chain management.
Ensure compliant delivery to hospitals, pharmacies and end user in order to improve patient Safety.
"Quality is doing the right thing when no one is looking." Henry Ford
Supply chain Integrity depends on individual accountability resulting in quality products that complies at
every point with regulatory requirement in order to ensure patient safety.
With so many individuals working across the supply chain, it is not possible to oversee everyone and
check 100 percent each point.
We realize that quality is the key to making everything work and we know that this mind set has to be
instilled into everyone involved in this process.
Everyone must feel ownership and overall accountability to meet GMP, GDP & GSP and hence patient
safety goals and objectives.
Merck African Supply Chain Forum , a new initiative of Merck Capacity Advancement Program aiming
for improving Supply Chain Integrity in Africa and developing countries in order to create a culture where
people understand and respect their significance to the overall objectives of Improving Supply Chain
integrity and hence Patient Safety.
In any Health care system and pharmaceutical industry good distribution is a case of ensuring that the
entire supply chain and distribution network is focused on supplying a Quality product that complies at
every point with regulatory requirements and is fit for use when it reaches the patient. Any failings
within the pharmaceutical products’ supply chain can seriously compromise the Quality of the product
and hence Patient Safety.
The implementation of GDP and GSP is essential for keeping counterfeits out of the legitimate supply
chain/distribution network, and lapses in GDP & GSP can leave any Country’s healthcare and economy
sectors vulnerable to counterfeit