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Standard Project Report 2016
Supply Chain
In 2015, WFP expanded an online supply chain management system, called mSupply, to distribute all medical
supplies in addition to the specialised nutritious foods (SNF) for malnutrition treatment in the capital, Dili. The online
system was introduced as a pilot, with funding from a private sector donor, given that electronic stock inventories
have proven to increase the availability of medicines at the primary healthcare level, reduce the incidence of
stock-outs and wastage of expired medicines, and increase visibility and transparency.
At the end of 2016, 23 out of 24 health facilities in Dili were using the mSupply system daily, placing electronic
orders and feeding data into a live online, customisable dashboard, accessible by the Ministry of Health, the Medical
and Pharmaceutical Supply Agency (SAMES) and the pharmacy department. Based on the successful pilot, the
Ministry requested WFP to extend support into 2017, funds for which were subsequently received from Yum!
Brands, which continued its support from the pilot phase. SAMES is developing a hand-over plan, informed by
assessments, and is on track to take over the management of much of the supply chain system in 2017.
In 2016, WFP and the Ministry of Health, delivered supplies to 84 percent of health facilities across the other five
municipalities in the country. However, there was a shortage of nutritional supplies in late 2016, as a result of delays
in the production for Timor Vita (Vitacereal or Super Cereal) and delays in the de