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The Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program

About MTaPS

MTaPS work enables low- and middle-income countries to strengthen their pharmaceutical systems and ensures systems are in place that allow the prescribers to prescribe the right medicines, the dispensers to dispense the correct products, and the patients know how to use the products safely and appropriately. This work is critical to saving livings because it ensures patients can access and safely and effectively use quality and affordable medical products.

Where We Work

MTaPS is a global project operating since 2019 in 18 countries across Africa and Asia, with fully staffed field offices in 13 countries. This means that safe, affordable, and reliable medical products get where they need to be. And patients understand how to use the products safely and appropriately.

How We Work

System strengthening is the foundation that allows procurements to enter a country successfully and reach the hospitals, clinics, and patients. Pharmaceutical systems intersect with everything done at the hospital level, clinic level, procurement level, and more.

Why PSS Matters

Medical products and related pharmaceutical services play a decisively large role in determining health outcomes. Access to safe and quality medicines at an affordable price and their responsible use by all populations can help countries prevent maternal and child deaths, create an AIDS-free generation, and protect their communities from infectious disease threats.

The MTaPS Experts

MTaPS staff are the technical experts in pharmaceutical systems strengthening. The project’s response to COVID-19 demonstrates how critical its work is for the full global health system and for saving lives. They apply their global expertise to each country’s health systems, so their unique challenges are addressed.

Our Approach and Impact

A Lifesaving Approach

Lives are saved when people can access and properly use quality, affordable, effective, and safe medical products. Read More

A Foundation for Success

We develop and nurture the pharmaceutical services that supports the entire health system, including the supply chain, allowing it to function successfully. Read More

A Trusted Partner and Local Advisor

MTaPS staff are trusted technical experts with local connections and global experience who provide neutral and relevant guidance and insights. Read More

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I Bang My Head Less Often Now: Reflections on Integrating Gender in Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening

I Bang My Head Less Often Now: Reflections on Integrating Gender in Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening

August 28, 2023

Focus Area:Antimicrobial Resistance|Antimicrobial Stewardship|COVID-19

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Standardizing Infection Prevention and Control Training in Jordan

Standardizing Infection Prevention and Control Training in Jordan

August 23, 2023

Focus Area:Antimicrobial Resistance|Infection Prevention Control

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Strategizing for Results: Mobilizing the Private Sector for COVID-19 Response in Nigeria

Strategizing for Results: Mobilizing the Private Sector for COVID-19 Response in Nigeria

August 16, 2023

Focus Area:COVID-19

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MTaPS-Supported AMR Day in Ethiopia Highlights Leadership and One Health

MTaPS-Supported AMR Day in Ethiopia Highlights Leadership and One Health

August 13, 2023

Focus Area:Antimicrobial Resistance

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Rationalizing the Use of Antimicrobials in Jordanian Public Hospitals

Rationalizing the Use of Antimicrobials in Jordanian Public Hospitals

July 20, 2023

Focus Area:Antimicrobial Resistance

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Integrating and Strengthening Health Supply Chain Toward Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines

Integrating and Strengthening Health Supply Chain Toward Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines

July 10, 2023

Focus Area:Supply Chain Management

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