Global Drug Facility Annual Report 2011 [.pdf] - Stop TB Partnership

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ANNUAL REPORT
2011
Stockpile
In 2011, 60 countries received SLDs from
the stockpile – 20 of which required the drugs
for emergency orders. The average stockpile
turnover ratio was an average of 6.3 turns –
i.e. rotation every 58 days. However, the
rotation varied depending on the products,
with the highest turnover being capreomycin
with 40.19 turns (due to long lead times
for production and acute shortages during
the first half of 2011). The lowest rotation
ratios were for ofloxacin (which is no longer
recommended) and levofloxacin 500 mg
(most national programmes prefer to order
the 250 mg formulation).
Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the
stockpile is jointly administered by IDA and
GDF. Orders are prioritized based on the date
of receipt and in recognition of the importance
of planning in good time to ensure that the
order can be filled. GDF re-orders products
when stockpile levels reach 60% consumption.
The stockpile was established in 2007 with
a grant of $13 686 737 from UNITAID.