Ethiopia’s federal agency responsible for supplying pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to health institutions has deployed an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to streamline its operations.
The Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS), began implementing the ERP software last week and aims to make the drug supply chain data-driven and align supply with demand.
With a revolving fund of one billion dollars, EPSS supplies 1,200 medicines and medical devices to 5,000 public health institutions on both credit and cash bases. Its previous operations have faced challenges, with health institutions failing to repay hundreds of millions of birr for supplies taken on credit.
“ERP technology is critical for making the drug supply chain transparent and accessible, as well as for standardizing the previously fragmented system,” says Awol Hassen, Communication Director of EPSS.
“The plan has been in place for over ten years and has finally been implemented due to the management’s dedication to digitization,” he adds.
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