Stop TB Partnership

GDF Agents

First-line adult and paediatric drugs and diagnostics

GDF Procurement Agent:

Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM)
www.pfscm.org
Contracted by GDF from 01 July 2009
PFSCM provides GDF with procurement agent services for first-line anti-tuberculosis medicines and related health products and administers, through its sub-contracted freight forwarding agent UPS, the delivery of GDF orders.
PFSCM is a non-profit organization that provides procurement and supply chain solutions that ensure best value for its clients. Created by two of the leading international health consultancies in the U.S. - JSI Research & Training Institute and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) - PFSCM ensures reliable availability of essential products to health care service delivery programs in the developing world and strengthens national supply chains to create sustainable mechanisms for delivering products to the patients who need them.

GDF Freight Forwarder:

UPS
www.ups.com
Sub-contracted by PFSCM

GDF Quality Control Agent:

SGS Nederland BV
www.nl.sgs.com
Governments and Institutions
Contracted from March to September 2009
SGS Nederland BV provides GDF with comprehensive quality control services including pre-shipment inspection and the sampling and laboratory testing of GDF drugs.
SGS Nederland BV, a division of the SGS Group, is a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company with an international network of inspection agents and laboratories that aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs and ensure the safety of pharmaceutical products.

SGS Laboratories:

SGS India Pvt. Ltd.
India (Chennai)
www.in.sgs.com
Life Science

SGS Belgium NV
Belgium (Wavre)
www.be.sgs.com
Life Science

Second-line drugs

GDF Procurement, Quality Control and Freight Forwarding Agent:

IDA Foundation
www.idafoundation.org
Contracted for a period of 2 years from August 2007 to 2009
IDA provides GDF with services including procurement, pre-shipment inspection and quality control as well as logistics and transport.
IDA Foundation is a not-for-profit organization supporting health care in low- and middle-income countries by providing high-quality drugs and medical supplies at the lowest possible price. IDA acts as exclusive procurement agent for GDF to support the supply of affordable and quality assured second-line TB products to 96 Green Light Committee (GLC) approved projects in 62 countries around the world. In close cooperation with GDF, IDA, as a not-for-profit organization, is pro-actively working on improving product quality, lead times and ensuring affordability.