Leadership, Management and Sustainability Program in Haiti (LMS/Haiti) Quarterly Report: April-June 2013

The program's two objectives are to strengthen local capacity to manage the supply chain of USAID-donated condoms and family planning commodities, and to strengthen the capacity of the MSPP's Direction de la Pharmacie, du Médicament et de la Médecine Traditionnelle (DPM/MT) and Direction de la Santé de la Famille (DSF) to manage commodity logistics. During the third quarter of the fourth program year, LMS/Haiti continued to provide technical inputs to the MSPP's priority initiatives, including logistic and financial support for a health information systems training workshop for reproductive health, supportive supervision visits on commodity management at 10 USG sites, and integrated supportive supervision visits with the Direction Sanitaire de l'Ouest (DSO) to collect information on reproductive health commodity management at the community health offices in the Ouest Department. Selected accomplishments during the reporting period include the distribution of 5,928,000 condoms, 178,450 vials of Depo-Provera, 92,700 cycles of Microgynon, 19,880 cycles of Microlut, and 2,100 Jadelle units to USG sites, as well as 878,400 condoms, 57,800 vials of Depo-Provera, 280 Jadelle units, 3,270 cycles of Microlut, and 21,540 cycles of Microgynon to eight Centres Départementaux d'Approvisionnement en Intrants (CDAIs) and one Bureau Communal Sanitaire (BCS)/community health office of the MSPP. Additionally, 48 providers from the MSPP family planning unit were trained on logistics using the national curriculum validated by the MSPP, and 21 providers from 14 health facilities obtained their certification on the U.S. Tiahrt Regulations. The project's performance indicators show that LMS/Haiti has exceeded its Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) target for the percentage of facilities that maintain acceptable storage conditions, with a 95% success rate. The percentage of products in stock at the central warehouse decreased to 86% this quarter from 100% last quarter. LMS/Haiti supplied family planning products to 197 sites and worked to improve management systems through monitoring and supervision visits. The capacity of site stock managers to manage their stock increased to 62% this quarter from 53% last quarter. The percentage of USG sites that did not experience a stock out increased slightly this quarter, to 95% compared to 94% for the last quarter. The LMS/Haiti program has made significant progress in strengthening the leadership and management skills of the MSPP and other selected public and private sector partners, and in improving the management of commodity logistics. The program's achievements during the third quarter of the fourth program year demonstrate its continued commitment to supporting the MSPP's priority initiatives and improving the delivery of quality family planning and other health services at the major public sector hospitals.