CD61/16 - Report on the Charge Assessed on the Procurement of Public Health Supplies for Member States

As an integral component of its technical cooperation, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) facilitates access by Member States to critical public health supplies through the Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines (Revolving Fund), the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies (Strategic Fund), and reimbursable procurement on behalf of Member States (collectively known as the Regional Revolving Funds or RRFs). The Revolving Fund was established in 1977 pursuant to Resolution CD25.R27 to facilitate the timely availability of quality vaccines at the lowest prices. The Strategic Fund was established in 1999 following requests from Member States for assistance in the procurement of strategic public health supplies to combat HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected diseases. Since 2013, the Strategic Fund has incorporated medicines to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases. The reimbursable procurement mechanism was established in 1951 pursuant to Resolution CD5.R29 to support the procurement of health program items that are unobtainable or difficult to procure by Member States.