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WHO ARE WE ?

SALAMA is a non-profit association created in 1996 by the Malagasy Government with the support of Technical and Financial Partners operating in the field of health (European Union, World Bank, French Cooperation…) and under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Public Health.

MISSION

It consists of ensuring the procurement of essential generic medecines, medical consumables and medical equipments at affordable prices to public health facilities and private non-profit organizations operating in the field of health in Madagascar.


OBJECTIVE

To facilitate the physical and financial access to essential medecines and quality medical consumables for the whole Malagasy population.

VISION

SALAMA, effective pillar of the health system, guaranteeing a better access to quality medicines for the Malagasy population.

VALUES
  • Good governance

  • Integrity

  • Team spirit

  • Compliance to quality

CHALLENGES
  • To improve the availability of health supplies

  • To improve the storage and the distribution

  • To improve the quality assurance of products

  • To ensure the financial viability

  • To implement an organization adapted to the achievement of the strategic plan objectives 

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HISTORICAL
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SALAMA COMPLETES ITS MISSION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF MEDICATIONS 

SALAMA completes its mission on the procurement of medications while contributing to the reinforcement of the health system in Madagascar. In order to improve the access of the Malagasy population to essential generic medecines, SALAMA works hand-in-hand with the Public Health Ministry in the completion of the procurement system reviews, in terms of essential medecines in all Public Health District Services.

SALAMA CONTRIBUTES TO THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN MADAGASCAR

In the framework of the generic medecines promotion, SALAMA has launched practitioners’ awareness campaigns, in the form of scientific communication, in all hospital facilities. Indeed, SALAMA participates in various meetings, reviews and other health-related events in Madagascar.

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A medication, according to the WHO

Any substance or composition having curative or preventive properties regarding human and animal diseases, which can be administered to humans and animals, in order to make a medical diagnosis or to restore, correct or modify their organic functions.eurs fonctions organiques.

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Generic medecine

Identical or bioequivalent medicine to one of a brand name, with similar quantitative and qualitative composition in terms of active substance to the specialty medicine, produced and sold under its International Non-proprietary Name (INN).

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ESSENTIAL MEDICINE

Medication which meets the fundamental needs of the majority of the population, allowing the efficient care of most common pathologies of a country, from the national list established by the Public Health ministry.

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Using Generic Medicines

It is a civic commitment which ensures the future of a supportive health system, through the control of health expenses (generic medicines are 30 to 50% cheaper than specialties), through the improvement of the access of the population to medicines.

                                                        Health inputs distributed by SALAMA :

Essential Generic Medicines
Medical devices
Dentistry products
Laboratory reagents and consumables  
Consumables for hemodialysis
Anti-cancerous medications
Medical imaging products 
Improved Traditional Remedies
Medicines and other health supplies of the Public Health Ministry’s specific programmes
PARTNERS

SALAMA, under the technical supervision of the Public Health Ministry

SALAMA and the EUROPEAN UNION 
SALAMA and the French Development Agency (AFD)
SALAMA and the UNFPA
SALAMA and the Global Fund
SALAMA and the World Bank, Global Fund
SALAMA and the USAID
SALAMA and the UNICEF
SALAMA and the SADC
SALAMA and the QUAMED
SALAMA and the ACAME

SALAMA is a member of the ACAME, an association which gathers the Central Purchasing Units of essential medecines in African countries.

Madagascar had the honor to host the 11th General Assembly of the ACAME on the 28th, 29th and 30th of October, in 2008.

SALAMA  makes documents available