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Pharmacy Stock Management (PSM)

Origin language: English
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Target population
Rural , +2
Beneficiaries51 - 250
EvidenceBoth
Start date2021/01
End dateOngoing
StageRoutine project/operational
Country
Venezuela
Yemen
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Central African Republic
South Sudan
Somalia
Mali
Cameroon
Coverage
International
Nb of implementation sites
91
Lead organization
Implementation partners
N/A

Health Focus Area
Climate resilience
Emergencies
Medications/Pharmacy
Services
Pharmacy
Enabling technologies
Phone
Software
Standards
N/A
Tools
Funding sources
Government funds
Research grants
Donors
Private funds
Business model
No business model
Funders
N/A
Summary
The Pharmacy Stock Management (PSM) project offers a digital, real-time solution for managing pharmaceutical inventories in ICRC-supported healthcare facilities. By utilizing a mobile DHIS2 app that functions offline and syncs online, PSM replaces traditional paper-based reporting, ensuring real-time visibility of medicine stock levels and trends, even in remote areas. This innovation has significantly improved stock reporting times, eliminated stock-outs and expiries, and enhanced ordering accuracy through integration with tools like IRIS and Tableau. PSM empowers health professionals, including pharmacists and storekeepers, to make informed, data-driven decisions for efficient replenishment planning, thus ensuring the availability of essential medications. Initially developed by the ICRC, the project has been shared with the global DHIS2 community as the Real-Time Stock (RTS) module, promoting sustainability and collaboration in health supply management. Additionally, PSM contributes to lowering carbon emissions by minimizing travel and paperwork, aligning with the ICRC’s climate resilience objectives. The targeted beneficiaries of PSM include health professionals in both rural and urban settings, focusing on emergency responsiveness and improved pharmaceutical management of both primary health care facilities or hospitals.
Keywords
Health facilities
Access to care
Community health workers
Access to pharmacies and health care services
Climate change
Publications
Strengthening pharmacy stock management in Somalia with DHIS2GitHubUsing DHIS2 for Health Facility Stock Management in Humanitarian Settings
Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
Connectivity constraints in remote areas created difficulties during initial data synchronization, especially to load/send the data but the offline functionality allowed this to be handled more smoothly.
Recommendations
Best practices identified include phased deployment (basic before advanced mode), early capacity-building, and clear definition of user roles.
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iDHA (Project ID)
othwrc
Project links
https://docs.dhis2.org/en/implement/logistics/real-time-stock-rts.html
Origin of information
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Data source link
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Added to the platform on
2025-10-08
Project editors
Last update by
Aziza Merzouki on 2025-10-13
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