In Angola's Luanda province, health centers were experiencing stock level challenges. The National Institute for the Fight Against AIDS (INLS) had been prioritizing distribution of anti-retroviral medicines (ARVs) and rapid test kits (RTKs) based on geographic coverage rather than on caseload information. A monitoring and evaluation review of caseload data showed that Luanda province was receiving fewer ARV and RTKs than was required to meet the need. 

Continuous, reliable supply of quality health products is a priority for the Government of Angola. To that end, the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is supporting the Ministry of Health to strengthen the national supply chain management system for health commodities through various initiatives focused on tying data to distribution.  

GHSC-PSM worked with the INLS to  reinforce the benefits of distributing commodities based on quantification results and real need rather than geographic coverage. The project then signed a technical memo with INLS based on this quantification data, noting that Luanda province accounts for approximately 44 percent of the country’s ARV and RTK needs, while noting that the PEPFAR-supported SDPs in the province account for 29 percent of the total caseload and agreeing that distribution should therefore be based on this quantified caseload.  

In addition to ensuring greater accuracy in distribution, quantified caseloads are also being used to inform the national allocation of commodities to the Luanda Provincial Depot, thus leading to better supply coverage.