MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES LOGISTIQUE At the core of the humanitarian device

MSF, a medical emergencies NGO

The Doctors Without Borders charter

Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

Médecins Sans Frontières observes

neutrality universal medical ethics

and

impartiality

in the name of and the right to humanitarian assistance and claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.

Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and to maintain complete independence from all political, economic, or religious powers.

As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers of the missions they carry out and make no claim for themselves or their assigns for any form of compensation other than that which the association might be able to afford them.

MSF, a medical emergencies NGO

• Interventions – Natural disasters • Earthquakes • Cyclones • Floods… – Conflicts • Refugees-displaced populations • • Malnutrition Surgery… – Epidemic / endemic • Choléra • • • • • Malaria Meningismus Measles Aids Tuberculosis… – Social violence • Exclusion • • Malnutrition Access to care…

MSF, an international movement

19 sections

Operational

MSF France MSF Swiss MSF Spain MSF Belgium MSF Holland

Partners

MSF USA, MSF Japan, MSF Australia, MSF Denmark, MSF Italy, MSF Germany, MSF Sweden, MSF Norway, MSF Austria, MSF Luxembourg, MSF Hong Kong, MSF Canada, MSF United Kingdom

3 supply centers

MSF Logistique (France) MSF Supply (Belgium) Amsterdam Procurement Center (Holland)

1 international coordination (BI)

« Political » level Technical level

MSF Logistique :

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Médecins Sans Frontières

centre in 1986 created its supply MSF Logistique: Non-Profit «association loi 1901» Based in Mérignac (Gironde) since 1992 •

Bonded warehouse

since 1993 •

Pharmaceutical Establishment

since 1999

MSF Logistique : General objective

• To supply necessary products and services for humanitarian relief programs within the framework of MSF policies.

• Provide permanently high quality of products and services to our customers  Supplying medication and equipment that are

suitable, high-standard and quickly available.

MSFLogistique:Response framework

Supply for emergency interventions

• A reserved stock for emergency • Availability for shiping in less than 24h • « Kits » • • •

Supply for medium and long term interventions

« Bulk items » « General stock » Availability for shiping in less than 4 weeks

MSF Logistique : Activities

Purchase

– Identification and approval of products and suppliers : • Define supplier Stratégie • Search for the most suitable products (quality, costs, time-scales, services) given the needs – technical validation • Yearly request for quotation .

Distribution

– Operational consultancy : • Analysis, suggestion of operational solutions, monitoring and support – Supply / Stock management : • • Guarantees continuity in terms of product availability Organises the storage (general stock and emergency stock) – Shipping management : • Organises and monitors transportation to destination.

Our activities : Related Services

•

Technical support

for MSF missions •

Technical training

for logisticians •

Briefing / Debriefing

for missions coordinators •

Air transport

field level.

for passengers and supplies at the

Production of Kits

Kit

= Set of all products necessary to meet a given objective, adapted to specific needs (emergency context, treatment of specific pathologies, …) • • • • Quick and complete availability of all necessary products Adapted to emergency contexts / new missions openings Easy to use (built according to our procedures) Autonomy for a period and / or a number of interventions

ex : Vaccination kit, Surgical kit, Cholera kit, Nutrition kit, Field hospital kit…

MSF Logistique : Available items

Products and items selected according to

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A quality control approach :

• Validation of product / supplier pairs based on suppliers’ information and audits • Respect of international norms (pharmacopoeia references, good manufacturing practices, WHO certifications, CE marking…) –

A principle of standardization :

• Expertise on items • • Usability, easy maintenance and spare parts availability International management and inter MSF sections.

and meeting the following characteristics :

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Medication and medical equipment :

• WHO’s « List of essential drugs » • Medical equipment (laboratory, test, equipments, etc…) –

Logistic equipment

• Support equipments : vehicles, shelters, pumps, generators… • Related services (after sales service, spare parts…)

MSF Logistique : Figures

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Means of storage :

– Warehouses : • • • Local : 8 200 m² ( in Mérignac / Le Haillan - 33)

13 200

m² with the new warehouse – Storage capacity : 4 500 pallets – 9200 pallets with the new warehouse Decentralized : – – Belgium : For 4x4 vehicles Dubai : Non médicals items and specialized food – Emergency stock : • • about 1 000 tons in 4 500 m 3 MSF France, MSF Swiss,

MSF Logistique : Figures

• Management of a catalog referencing 16 100 items including nearly 500 kits – 3 000 references stored in Mérignac – 2/3 of these articles are medication, 1/3 Non Médical hardware and equipment • Users of the platform : – MSF France (47%), MSF Swiss (27%), MSF Spain (18%), Médecins Du monde, Action Contre la Faim, World Health Organization (8%)

MSF Logistique : in figures

• Evolution of activities (in num of orders / lines) :

MSF Logistique : in figures

• Distribution of shippings per origin (in weight) :

MSF Logistique : in figures

• Means of transport used (in tons):