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 Strategic Fund Brochure (1.55 MB)

 What is the Strategic Fund?

The PAHO Strategic Fund has been developed by the Secretariat of the Pan American Health Organization at the request of PAHO Member States, and for the benefit of Member States.

The PAHO Strategic Fund is a mechanism created to promote access to quality essential public health supplies in the Americas. The Strategic Fund links the acquisition of medicines and essential public health supplies with technical processes in planning and programming. Through the Strategic Fund the procurement of essential medicines and basic public health products takes on a new perspective as it is accompanied by technical support from PAHO in supply systems management and acquisition of low cost products that meet international quality standards.

The Strategic Fund is an important initiative for PAHO Member States as it provides support to overcome obstacles that countries tend to face in the acquisition of essential public health supplies:

• In the area of demand forecasting for pharmaceutical products, the Strategic Fund offers technical support in planning, programming, and forecasting of supplies to ensure continuous availability.
• The Strategic Fund offers the possibility to acquire products that meet international quality standards.
• For expensive products and supplies of limited availability, the Strategic Fund aims to negotiate competitive prices by consolidating demand and achieving economies of scale.
• In price referencing, the Strategic Fund provides information to the Member States.
• In relation to pharmaceutical products available through other global initiatives, the Strategic Fund will serve as a link with suppliers prequalified at international level.

The Strategic Fund is also known as the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies.

The following presentation presents an overview of the Strategic Funds:

Linking technical cooperation in procurement supply management with acquisition of strategic public health supplies (Powerpoint 343 kB)