DAKSHATA

Empowering Workforce To Get Fully Skilled In HIV/AIDS Supply Chain Management

The “Supply Chain Management Project for HIV/AIDS

Commodities under the National AIDS Control Program

(NACP)” aims to strengthen the technical capacity of the

National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and State AIDS

Control Societies (SACS) to design, manage and monitor

supply chain for increased access of high quality ARV drugs,

HIV testing kits and other commodities across India.

The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Supply

Chain Management (SCM) of HIV/AIDS commodities

including ARV drugs, HIV testing kits and other

commodities have been developed considering the

changes in approach and strategy adopted for supply chain

management of ARV drugs over the last few years under

the National AIDS Control Program (NACP).

The SOPs will serve as a guiding tool for all the supply chain

staff across State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) and

facilities to manage the supply chain of HIV/AIDS drugs and

commodities in an effective and efficient manner.

Increased knowledge and skills of staff engaged in delivery

of care and treatment of HIV/AIDS will help in improving

the management of HIV/AIDS commodities at all levels of

the supply chain. This would also help in standardizing

systems and processes and guide the work of supply chain

staff at different levels.