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150819_logistics support to frontline health posts Logistics support to frontline health posts Health staff stationed at remote health posts need regular capacity building and an enablin g working environment for their motivation and job satisfaction, which will ultimately improve the quality of healthcare provided to vulnerable rural communities, procurement and supply management team regularly visits warehouses and storage facilities to support partners in logistics management in their implementation of the Global Fund grants.Trained Nurse Kim Hua Hau of the National AIDS Programme (NAP), Hakha Township, Chin State, is appreciative of the logistics support provided by logistics team. Trained Nurse Daw Kim Hua Hau of the National AIDS Programme (NAP), Hakha Township, Chin State, which is situ ated in the remote western corner of M yanmar. People there have limited access to quality healthcare services due to the remoteness of the place and th eir low income status. Global Fund supported programmes are providing HIV, TB and malaria prevention, treatment and control services to many vulnerable people in remote rural parts of Chin State, including Hakha Township. Health staff working in remote duty stations need regular capacity building and a supportive working environment. It is good for their motivation, which will ultimately improve the quality of healthcare provided to vulnerable rural communities, towards enhancing health services for all in Myanmar. For more efficient health programme implementation, heal th staff stationed in remo te health posts should have continuous supp ort and on- the -job training t o improve their knowledge and skills in health programme management, including logistics management. In collaboration with the national programmes and partners, procurement and supply management team regularly visits warehouses and storage facilities to support partners in logistics management in their implementation of the Global Fund grants. Most of the storage facilities are situated in remote health stations and health staf f working there often find themselves overwhelmed by high workload, which they have to manage making the best use of available resources. They have to undertake several different tasks simultaneously, including logistics management, financial management, data management, health information management, coordination150819_logistics support to frontline health posts and reporting, and these are often beyond the call of duty and what they have been trained for—which is primarily to provide healthcare. They are providing support in logistics management, in store/warehouse management and distribution activities, to forecast, order, deliver, receive, store and distribute essential medicines and health commodities. Logistics team provides on-site logistics support to frontline health posts through regular monitoring visits. In the photo, UNOPS-PR Logistics Assistant Thinzar Aung explains about proper recording and reporting of drug stock to Trained Nurse Daw Kim Hua Hau of Hakha National AIDS Programme. Photo: UNOPS Logistics Associate Hnin Wai Lwin was pleased to find properly filled forms and formats at Hakha NAP store during a field visit to Chin State this year. “This on-site training and support in logistics management is tailored to the needs of respective state/regional health posts for better efficiency and productivity of programme implementation. It is planned to reach every State/Region at least once a year, depending on their logistics support needs,” she explains. This support will help health staff to be able to proactively find solutions in drug stock management and prevent stock-outs of essential medicines and health commodities, procured with Global Fund grants . It also aims to enhance their problem solving capabilities to make best use of the available space, infrastructure and other resources. Hakha Township NAP Trained Nurse Daw Kim Hua Hau looks forward to regular logistics support through future field visits. “We are making the most out of all available resources. I would like to thank logistics team for coming all the way here, despite difficult mountain roads and harsh weather. I find their support very useful, as they remind me of the points that I have forgotten in filling forms and formats, ” she says. In close collaboration with the national programmes and partners and through regular logistics monitoring visits, it is making sure that adequate quantities of essential medicines and health commodities procured with Global Fund support are always available for the most vulnerable communities in Myanmar.