Biennial Report 2005–2006

Contents

2 LetterfromChairman

3 MissionStatementandGuidingValues

4 Governance

6 OrganizationalOverview

AbouttheOrganization

MemberListing

ExecutiveDirector

8 Accomplishments

PQMDbytheNumbers

PQMDEducationalForumsandMemberRoundtableDiscussions

SharingLeadershipandExpertise

ResearchInitiatives

InsideBackCover Financials

ThephotographsusedinthisreportwereprovidedbyPQMDmembersandweretakenattheirprogramsitesthroughouttheworld.

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Letter from the Chairman

Throughout2005and2006,PQMDexperiencednumerousorganizational“firsts.”

TheBoarddevelopeditsfirstcomprehensivestrategicplanandlauncheditsinaugu-

ralemergencycommittee.PQMDconducteditsfirstroundtableconventionofCEOs

andseniorleadersofhumanitarianandinternationaldevelopmentagenciesand

healthcarecompanies,aswellassponsoreditsfirsteducationsymposiumoutsidethe

U.S.—aTransatlanticDialogueinEurope.Thisspecialsessionwasdesignedtocon-

venefront-lineemergencyandcrisisresponders—oneofthefirsttimeseverthese

colleaguesfromacrossmyriadagencieswereabletomeetwithoutthebackdropof

achaotic,disastersituation.WepilotedaresearchprojectutilizingGPStechnology

inCentralAmerica.Wewelcomedsixmembers,expandingourmembershipby28

percent.Wewitnessedunprecedentedprivatesectorresponsetodisasterssuchas

theSouthAsiaearthquakeandtsunamiandHurricaneKatrina,situatingPQMDand

itsmembersinthemediaasneverbefore.

So,certainly,overmytermIwitnessedmany“firsts”fortheorganization.But,that

isonlypartofthePQMDstory.Thesewerealsoyearsofsignificanttransition.The

PQMDboardmembersandstaffconductedathoughtfulorganizationalassessment,

makingsuretoincludefeedbackfromexternalpolicymakers,governmentofficials,

andothersaswemoretightlyalignedourstrategiesandactionswitharefinedmis-

sion.Anextensivesearchforanewexecutivedirectorwasinitiated,culminatinginthe

selectionofLoriWarrens,whobeganhertermofleadershipwithPQMDinFebruary

2007.JimRusso,ourfoundingexecutivedirector,transitionedtoanadvisoryroleat

year-end2005,andourinterimexecutivedirector,ElizabethScott,workedcloselywith

theBoardthroughout2006andintotheNewYear.Togetherwecontinuedtobuildthe

capacityofPQMD,leveragingthecorecompetenciesandnetworksofourmembers,

andextendingouroutreachwiththedeliveryofinnovativeeducationalprograms.

IthasbeenmyprivilegetoservePQMDasitsChairmanovertheselasttwoyears,

honoringourpastandpreparingforourfuture.And,asexcitingasthenewinitia-

tivesanddevelopmentsI’vedescribedheremaybe,Iknowourachievementshave

onlybeenpossiblebecausePQMDactsinpartnership—weareguidedbyourcom-

moncommitmenttoimprovingglobalhealthandpromotingstandardsinmedical

productdonationsprograms,policiesandpractices.Byworkingtogether,weextend

ourindividualreachandcollectiveabilitiestosupplyhealthcareworkersaroundthe

worldwithlife-savingmedicinesandmedicalsupplies.

AnthoulaRandopoulosVicePresidentofPhilanthropicInvestmentDirectReliefInternational

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Mission Statement and Guiding Values

Mission Statement

ThePartnershipforQualityMedicalDonations(PQMD)anditsmembers,inalliancewithrelatedorganizations,isdedicatedtothedevelopment,dissemination,andadherencetohighstandardsinthedeliveryofmedicalproductstounderservedpeopleanddisastervictimsaroundtheworld.

PQMD Guiding Values

PQMDseekstobe:

• Member Focused.Addressingtheissuesofthegreatestimportanceandthosethatreflecttheinterestsofourmembersasweextendandsupporttheirworkonbehalfofmeetingunmethealthcareneeds.

• Collaborative.Fosteringopportunitiesamongandbetweenmembers,externalagenciesandorganizationswhenappropriatetofacilitatemem-bers’abilitiestoaddresstheirneedsandgoals.

• Participative.Recognizingthediversemember-shipandtherespectiveperspectivesofeachbringvaluetodiscussionsonissuesimportanttopartnershipanddonationefforts.

• Supportive of Continual Learning.Ensuringopportunitiesformemberstolearnandsharewitheachother,toeducateothersinthefield,andcreate,disseminateandapplyknowledgeofbestpracticesandtheimpactofdonationsandpartnerships.

• Global.Ensuringitsworkisrepresentativeofthedifferentregionsofthedevelopingworldwheredonationsandpartnershipsonbehalfofadvancinghealtharepracticed.

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Governance

2005–2006

PQMD Officers and Executive Board

Anthoula Randopoulos,Chairman,DirectReliefInternational

Heather Lauver,Vice-Chairman,PfizerInc.

Myron Aldrink,Treasurer-Secretary,InternationalAid

Ken Gustavsen,AssistantTreasurer-Secretary,Merck&Co.,Inc.

Pat Bacuros,NGO-at-Large,ProjectHOPE

Claire Hitchcock,Corporate-at-Large,GlaxoSmithKline

Andre Butler,StrategicCommunicationsChair,HearttoHeartInternational

Conrad Person,ResearchandPolicyChair,Johnson&Johnson

Cindy Johnson,MembershipandBy-lawsCo-Chair,Bristol-MyersSquibb

Paul Derstine,MembershipandBy-lawsCo-Chair,InterchurchMedicalAssistance

Jennifer Farrington,EducationandProgramChair,BD

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James B. Russo,ExecutiveDirector,2005

Elizabeth Scott,InterimExecutiveDirector,2006

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2005–2006 PQMD MembershipAbbottLaboratories

AmeriCares

Amgen,Inc.

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BoehringerIngelheimCaresFoundation,Inc.

Bristol-MyersSquibbCompany

CatholicMedicalMissionBoard

DirectReliefInternational

EliLillyandCompany

Genzyme

GlaxoSmithKline

HearttoHeartInternational

Hospira

InterchurchMedicalAssistance(IMA)

InternationalAid

Johnson&Johnson

MAPInternational

MedicalTeamsInternational

Merck&Co.Inc.

MercyShips

NationalCancerCoalition

PfizerInc.

ProjectHOPE

Schering-PloughCorporation

U.S.FundforUNICEF

WorldVision

WyethPharmaceuticals

Organizational Overview

Thecollaborationbetweenhealthcarefirmsthatdonatemedicalproductsandthehumanitarianagenciesthatdeliveranddistributethemplaysamajorroleinmeetingthehealthcareneedsofvulnerablepopulations.PQMDistheonlyinternationalnonprofitmembershipassociationforpharmaceuticalcompanies,medicaldevicemanufacturersandnongovernmentalorganiza-tionsthatallshareacommitmenttoresponsibleandeffectivemedicaldonations.PQMDDonationGuidelines,educationprograms,researchandpartnershipsareadvancingqualitymedicaldona-tionsworldwide.

PQMDisrecognizedasaleadingauthorityonmedicaldonationsbytheWorldHealthOrganiza-tion(WHO),andparticipatedinaWorldBankstudyontheefficacyoftheWHOdrugdonationguidelines.PQMDisreferencedasamodelsocialinvestmentactioninaframeworkdocumentpublishedbytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram(UNDP)andtheInternationalBusi-nessLeadersForum(IBLF)onhowbusinesscansupporttheachievementoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.1

Auniquecollaborative,PQMD:

• facilitates,measuresandcommunicatesbestpracticesinthefieldofmedicaldonations;

• commissionsandsupportsresearchonrelevanttopics;

• convenesmyriadstakeholdersfordialogueanddebate;

• encouragestheprivatesectortoengageineffectivedonationpartnershipsandprograms;

• anddocumentstheachievementsandimpactsofthedonationscommunity.

1Nelson,JaneandPrescott,Dave,BusinessandtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals:AFrameworkforAction,InternationalLeadersForum,2003,pg18.

Visitwww.who.inttoreviewtheWHO Inter­agency Dr­ug Donations GuidelinesandGuidelinesforSafeDisposalofUnwantedPharmaceuticalsafterEmergencies.ReadPQMD’soutlineofSevenKeyCompo-nentsintheComprehensiveManagementofMedicalProductDonationsatwww.pqmd.or­g/guidelines.html

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PQMD Announces Appointment of Lori Warrens as Executive Director

PQMDisproudtoannounceMs.LoriWarrens’appointmentasthenewExecutive

DirectoroftheOrganization,beginningherpostinFebruary2007.Shesucceeds

JamesRusso,whoretiredfromthepositioninDecember2005,andElizabethScott,

whoservedasInterimExecutiveDirectorsinceJanuary2006.Ms.Warrenstookthe

helmatthefirstPQMDconveninginCentralAmericawheremembersgatheredto

examinetheroleofmedicalproductdonationsandhumanitarianaid.Ms.Warrens

bringsover15yearsofexperienceinnonprofitleadership,strategicplanningand

programdevelopment.“LoriWarrensbringstremendousenergyandcommitmentto

thisorganizationatanimportanttime,”saidPQMDBoardChairmanHeatherLau-

ver,AssistantDirector,InternationalPhilanthropyPrograms,PfizerInc.inannounc-

ingthenewappointment.“Sheisanaccomplished,passionateandinternationally

recognizednonprofitleaderwhoiswellpoisedtoleadPQMD,havingdemonstrated

excellenceininnovationandacommitmenttocommunicatingtheimportanceof

public/privatesectorpartnershipsintheglobalnonprofitcommunity.”

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Accomplishments

PQMD by the Numbers

PQMDmedicalproductdonationsmadein2004and200�—justunder$6billion2:

•9�.9%ofthetotalproductsdonatedwerepharmaceuticalproducts

•84%ofdonationssupporteddevelopmentprograms

•16%ofdonationswenttoemergencyneeds

•89.4%ofdonationswereshippedabroad

•10.6%oftheproductswereusedintheUnitedStates

•1�0countriesbenefitedfromPQMDmemberdonations

2AverageU.S.wholesaleprice

PQMD Educational Forums and Member Roundtable Discussions

EachyearPQMDsponsorseducationalforumsandmembergatheringstoaddresskeyissues,presentnewideasandencouragedialog.Thesegatheringsoffernetworkingopportunitiesthatcreatenewalliancesandpartnerships.In2005–2006,PQMDhostedthreeeducationalforumsandthreememberroundtablediscussions.

PQMD Educational Forums

Annual Education Forum 2005“Global Medical Donations: Why and How We Do It” Madison,NewJersey,USAOctober2005Host:BD

Inthisforum,participantssharedandcomparedprovenpracticesinprogramdesign,productdis-tributionandevaluationtechniques;debatedthemosteffectivewaystoleverageproductdonationsforimpact;learnedmoreaboutemergingtrendsinproductprotection;networkedacrossprivate,publicandcivicsectors;andwerechallengedtoreflectfurtheronhowbesttoengagewitheachothertoimprovehealthcareforthoseunder-servedthroughpolicydialogueandadvocacy,so-cialinvestments,andpublic/privatepartnerships.Thissessionwasprecededby;“GoldStandardsinMedicalDonations”and“InnovationsinthePracticeofMedicalProductDonations.”

“PQMDisaninnovativecollaborativebetweenindustry

andnon-governmentalorganizations,whichhaseffectively

workedwithWHOandtheWorldBank,amongothers.

Sponsoringthiseducationalseminarisanexpressionof

itscommitmenttoimprovetheintegrity,effectivenessand

relevanceofmaterialmedicaldonations.”

—KeynoteSpeaker,JaneNelson,DirectoroftheCorporateSocialResponsibilityInitiative

attheCenterforBusinessandGovernment,KennedySchoolofGovernment,HarvardUniversity

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A Transatlantic Dialogue“Strengthening Global Health Partnerships” Brentford,EnglandJune2006Host:GlaxoSmithKline

Withover80delegatesfromNorthAmericaandEurope,PQMD’sinauguralTransatlanticDia-logueattractednotonlyPQMDmembersbutalsoleadersfrominternationalorganizations,industry,nongovernmentalorganizations,nonprofitorgani-zationsandgovernment.Designedtoencouragelivelydebateandintimatediscussions,theses-sionfocusedontheevolutionofcorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)onbothsidesoftheAtlantic,aswellastheroleofproductdonationsininter-nationalhealth,andthebenefits,challengesandcomplexitiesofglobalhealthpartnerships.

Annual Education Forum 2006“Special Session on Emergencies” KansasCity,Kansas,USAOctober2006Host:HearttoHeartInternational

Over100crisisandemergencypersonnel,corporateleaders,representativesfromtheUN,andacadem-icsgatheredtofocusonimprovinglivesbydis-cussingbestpracticesinemergencypreparedness,response,rehabilitation,recoveryandprevention.Participantswereimmersedinrole-playingdisasterscenarios,gaininginsightintothechallengesandtensionsoftheirrespectiveorganizationsintimesofcrisiswhilegainingknowledgeofavarietyoftopics:• anoverviewofcomplexemergencies,conflict

situationsandnaturaldisasters;humanitarianassistanceas“news;”

• theroleoftheUNClustersandCollaboration;• perspectivesfromtheU.S.militaryon

humanitarianaidandsecurity;• privatesectorresourceconstraintsand

opportunities;• findingsfromarecentstudy,“BarrierstoINGO

DisasterRelief;”and• messagingtobridgethepublic’sepisodic

interestinrelieftosustainedconcernforinter-nationaldevelopment.

Member Roundtable Discussions

PQMDfostersdialogue,informationexchangeandcollaborativeactioninmyriadwaysbecauseitrec-ognizesthevalueofbringingtogetherthecollectiveknowledge,resourcesandinsightsofPQMDmem-bers,theirpartnersfromthepublicandprivatesectors,andothersfromthedonationscommunity.

“Moving from Relief to Development”InJune2005,AmeriCareshostedthePQMDBoardmeeting,whereroundtablediscussionsweredominatedbyadescriptionofinnovativeresponsestothetsunamiandtheimportanceofbuildingabridgetoguidepublicinterestbeyondrelieftolong-terminternationaldevelopment.Humanitarianaidworkersandtheiron-the-groundpartnersjoinedPQMDmembersinthisdialogue.

“2005—A Year of Unprecedented Emergencies” InFebruary2006,theroundtablediscussioncon-tinuedonissuesarisingfromthepreviousyearofunprecedentedemergencies.Topicsdebatedanddiscussedincludedethicalconsiderationsregardingdonorintent,thepotentialofcollabo-ratingonpre-positioningofsupplies,andbestpracticesintheadvancementoftransparencyinoperationsandfieldactions.ThediscussionwasfacilitatedbyThomasTighe,DirectReliefInternational,andintroducedwithcommentsbypanelistsincludingMr.Tighe’scolleague,BrettWilliams;RandyWeissfromAmeriCares;andMyronAldrinkofInternationalAid.

“A Conversation with Dr. Hans Hogerzeil, World Health Organization (WHO)”InApril2006,aroundtablediscussionwascon-venedinNewYorkCityatPfizerInc.headquar-terstoupdateDr.Hogerzeil,DirectoroftheMedi-cinesPolicyandStandardsatWHO,onPQMDresearchandeducationinitiativesandtodiscusswaystopromoteawarenessofandcompliancewiththeWHOInter-agencyGuidelinesonDrugDonations.Dr.Hogerzeilapprisedmembersofrecentpeerresearchonfaith-basedorganizationsoperatinginAfrica,andkeypersonnelchangeswithinhisDivision.

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Sharing Leadership and Expertise beyond PQMD and its Members

OverthepasttwoyearsPQMDmembershavesharedtheirexpertiseandleadershiponvariousissuesandstrategies.Forexample:

• Education.PQMDmemberswereinterviewedforandcontributedtothedevelopmentofavideo,titledMissionPossible,producedbyPfizerthatdocumentsbasicmedicalinventorymanagementpracticesneededtosucceedinpoorlyresourcedsettings.ThevideowasreleasedinJune2007.

• Collaboration.RepresentativesfromPQMDpar-ticipatedinweek-longdiscussionswithexecutivesofnonprofitgroupsandpharmaceuticalcompa-niesatthe“QualityHealthcareinDevelopingCountries:Sustainability,TheNewImperative,”aconferenceorganizedbytheUniversityofNotreDame’sCenterforEthicsandReligiousValuesinBusiness.Theconferencepromotedcollabora-tionbyexaminingtheinterplaybetweenhealth,poverty,andtradeissueswhenconfrontingglobalhealthcareissues.

• Public Policy.PQMDexpandeditsadvocacyeffortstoincludecontactingAmbassadorsPort-manandSchwab(U.S.TradeRepresentatives)insupportofeffortstoabolishtariffsandothereconomicbarrierstotradeinmedicinesandmedicalproductsininternationalcommerce.PQMDparticularlynotedhowtariffs,VATs,portfeesanddemurragechargesoftentranslatetoexcessiveexpensesandneedlessdelaysindeliv-eringdonatedmedicalproductsandmedicines.

• Media and Communications.In2005–2006,theleadersofnumerousPQMDhumanitarianagencymemberswereinterviewedonprogramsrangingfromCNNtoNightlineinresponsetothetsunamiandHurricanesKatrinaandStan.EachreferencedPQMDanditsroleinpromotingstandardsaroundappropriatemedicalproductdonations,stressingtheneedtofocusongettingtherightmedicinesandmedicalequipmenttotherightplaceattherighttime.

• The PQMD Website continues to serve as a key resource on medical product donations for individuals and organizations worldwide.AfterexperiencinganincreaseinWebsitetrafficafterthetsunami,PQMDinvestedinbuildingitscapacitytorespondtoqueriesfromthepublic,andtoissueadvisoriesrelatedtoemergencies.www.pqmd.org.

• Emergency Action.Aseriesofotheremergenciesplaguedtheworldin2005–2006,particularlyinthepoorestandmostunderservedareas,includingearthquakesinPakistan,mudslidesinBolivia,famineintheSudan,andthedevastationofHurricaneKatrina,tonameafew.Recognizingthattheproblemofinappropriatedonationsofmedicalproductsmayincreaseduringemergencysituations,PQMDissuedadvisoriesandpromotedguidelinesonresponsibleproductdonationprac-ticesbothinpreparationforandinresponsetoarangeofemergencies.

• Emergency Committee Established.Thisnewcommitteeusesteleconferencestoshareearlyon-the-groundintelligence,encouragecollaborativeandcooperativeresponses,helpextendresources,sharetransportationandsafetyinformation,andensurenon-duplicationofefforts.Callsprovidereal-timesituationalanalysisreportsfromthefieldandhavemitigatedduplicationofeffortswhileidentifyingopportunitiestolever-ageresources.Asanoutcome,theEmergencyCommitteecallsimprovedthecoordinationofhumanitariansupporttothevictimsoftheSouthAsiantsunami,hurricanesStanandKatrina,earthquakesinPakistanandIndonesia,thehumanitariancrisisinLebanon,floodsinJakartaandBolivia,andmudslidesinthePhilippines.

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Research Initiatives

PQMDparticipatesinandcommissionsuniqueandgroundbreakingresearchthatinformspolicydiscussionsandthegeneralpublic,assistsinhealthplanning,andprovidesvaluableinformationtothefieldofmedicaldonationsprofessionals.

Beyond Dollar Value, Preliminary Efforts to Design Metrics Capturing Impact— PQMD and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

EachyearPQMDconductsanannualsurveyofitsmembers,gatheringinastandardizedman-nerthevalueofmembers’productdonations,thenumberofcountrieswherePQMDmembersarepresentandabreakdownofthemostrequestedmedicationsandproducts.

In2006,PQMDmembersbeganaprojecttoen-hanceitsdatabyidentifyingmetricsthatcapturetheimpactofdonationsprogramsbeyonddollarvaluationsandgeography.PartneringwithJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth,thefirstgoalwastodeterminethenumberoftreat-mentsthatthemembers’donationsprovide.Stan-dardizingthevaluationprocessanddevelopingtemplatesthatreflectvaryingcharacterizationsofvaluewillbethefocusofcontinuedefforts.Itishopedthatinthelongterm,thesresearchresultswillinformfutureeffortstoarticulatedonations’effectsonpopulationhealthandsocialbudgeting.

PQMD Mapping Initiative: An Ambitious Partnership between PQMD and Loma Linda University’s School of Public Health

In2005,PQMDbeganworkingcloselywithAssistantProfessorSethWiafefromtheLomaLindaUniversityGeoinformaticsdepartmentoftheSchoolofPublicHealthtodemonstratehowaGeographicInformationSystem(GIS)canbeusedtocaptureandmanageinformationthroughacombinationofGPSmappingofhealthfacilitiesandon-sitecollectionofinformationincluding:medicaldonationsusedatthefacility,popula-tionservedandotherrelatedprogramdata.Theprocess,referredtoasmapping,wasidentifiedasatooltoimprovethesharingofinformationbetweenPQMDmembersandfacilitatecoordina-tionofefforts.

ThePQMDMappingInitiative,ledbyvolunteerLoriBrowerfromInternationalAid,focusedonthreeobjectives;improvementofresourcemanagement,identifyingunmetmedicalproductneedsinordertodeterminemostappropriateresponse,andtoprovidecommondonationpro-gramunderstandingandpractice.

Inaddition,itisprojectedthatadetailedmappingofhealthfacilitiesthatreceivedonationswouldserveasatooltoinformthepublic,MinistriesofHealth,internationalorganizations,andpolicymakers.Aswellastovisuallydepicttheimportantroledonationsplayindeliveringhealthcaretounderservedpopulationsindevelopingcountries.

Whengatheringdataonthisscaleandscopecanbefullyimplementedbetweenandamonganetworkofdevelopmentagenciesandcorpora-tionsasenvisioned,theresultwillbeanunprec-edenteddatabasethatcanbeaccessedtoensureresourcesareleveraged,andefficienciesmaxi-mizedbothinregardtolong-termdevelopmentandemergencyefforts.

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Furtherillustrat-ingthevalueofusinggeoinfor-maticstoinformdecisionsandpowerfully“tellastory,”AssistantProfessorWiafeandhisgradu-atestudentsstandardizeddataentryfromexistingrecordsofPQMDtoproduceamapthatgloballydepictsthepresenceofPQMDmem-bers’projectsandprograms.

Mapping Pilot

HonduraswasselectedforthemappingpilotbecausethedatashowedahighconcentrationofPQMDmemberspresentandworkingwithin-countryagenciesandhealthcareinstitutions,andtheHondurasgovernmentdeclareditshealthsysteminastateofemergencyinearly2006duetolackofmedicinesandmedicalsupplies.

SurveyinstrumentswerecreatedandrefinedincloseconsultationwiththePQMDmembershipandAssistantProfessorWiafe,andweresubse-quentlyrevisedasfieldtestsindicated.Manymembershavesupportedthepilotwithfieldvis-itsin-countryincludingCatholicMedicalMissionBoardandJohnson&Johnson(Phase1);DirectReliefInternational,PfizerInc.,andMAPInter-national(Phase2);andInternationalAid,ProjectHOPE,andAbbottLaboratories(Phase3).LomaLindaUniversitygraduatestudentandexpertontheGPStechnology,DannyHandysides,partici-patedinthePhase2and3visitsaswell.

SincetheMappingProjectwaslaunchedinlate2004,muchhasbeenaccomplished.SethWiafeandhisteamofgraduatestudentsweretappedtoworkwithEnvironmentalSystemResearchInstitute(ESRI)inthedevelopmentofthemaps.LoriBrowerofInternationalAidvolunteeredhertimetoserveasmappingleadinthefacili-tationoftheprojectbetweenPQMDmembersandLomaLindaUniversity.MultipleITtrain-ingsgeneratedexcitementfortheinitiativeandyieldedanintegrateddatadeliverysystemthatallowedfortheincorporationofcleanerdata.TheworkcompletedbytheMappingCommitteeandthedonationoftheGPShandheldunitsbyPfizerallowedforthefasttrackingofaseriesoffieldlearningopportunitiesinHonduras.

InApril,2006twoteamswenttoHondurastotestouttheGPShandheldunits(thatincludeanelectronicsurveytool)tocollectdatafromtheremotelocationsofacrosssectionofNGOand

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pharmaceuticalmembersupportedprograms.Whilethistripandotherswerenotwithoutob-stacles,theteamshadseveralsuccesses:

• Mappedavarietyoffacilitiesfromthelargestpublichospitalinthenationtothesmallestfieldclinic.

• MappedamixofPQMDpartner’sfacilities.

• Evaluatedandimprovedtheperformanceoftheelectronicsurvey.

• Assessedthepotentialofthemappingprojectanditsviability.

Asaresultofthepilotphase,PQMDmemberssawthevalueofafullyintegratedprojectandcommittedtoexploringstrategiesthatwouldbringtheprojecttoaglobalscale.

PQMD and Loma Linda University Partner to offer Fellowships for Ghanaian Students

PQMDreceivedagrantfromJohnsonandJohn-sontodesignandcoordinate,inpartnershipwithLomaLindaUniversity,afellowshipopportunityforstudentsatKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyandValley View Univer-sityinGhana.ThefellowshipgoalistodevelopaqualitymedicaldonationmodelforGhanawiththefollowingobjectives:

• Examineandevaluatetheexistingpracticesinmanagingmedicalproductsdonationinvolvingpharmaceuticals,equipment,consumables,singlediseaseinitiatives,andothers.

• Identifynewapproachesandsuggestrecom-mendationsthatwouldenhancequalitymedicalproductsdonation.TheserecommendationsshouldhavepracticalimplicationsforbothGhanaandthedonornations.

TheFellowswillusethePQMDmappingtechnologyandtoolstogather,organizeandevaluatehealth-carefacilitiesinformationaspartoftheirstudy.

Financials

Temporarily Unrestricted Unrestricted 2006

Public Suppor­t and RevenuePublic Support

Contributions $90,293 $�0,000 $160,293ProgramFees — $9,�00 $9,�00MembershipFees $240,666 — $240,666

NewAssetsReleasedfromRestrictions —SatisfactionofPurposeRestrictions $8�,�36 $(8�,�36) —

Total Public Suppor­t $418,495 $(8,036) $410,459

RevenueInterestIncome $4,2�9 — $4,2�9

Total Revenue $4,259 — $4,259

Total Public Suppor­t and Revenue $422,754 $(8,036) $414,718

ExpensesPr­ogr­am Ser­vices

StudentActivitiesandPrograms $362,624 — $362,624

Total Pr­ogr­am Ser­vices $362,624 — $362,624

Gener­al and Administr­ative ExpensesProfessionalFees $11,140 — $11,140SalariesandWages $�,��� — $�,���AdministrativeExpenses $11,1�2 — $11,1�2RecruitingExpenses $4,�41 — $4,�41InterestExpenses $2,9�9 — $2,9�9Insurance $1,�43 — $1,�43PayrollandProcessingFees $898 — $898BankCharges $322 — $322DuesandSubscriptions $81 — $81

Total Gener­al and Administr­ative Expenses $38,631 — $38,631

Total Expenses $401,255 — $401,255

ChangeinNetAssets $21,499 $(8,036) $13,463

NetAssetsatBeginningofYear $12,448 $4�,31� $�9,�63

Net Assets at End of Year­ $33,947 $39,279 $73,226

Partnership for Quality Medical DonationsPO Box 6149Arlington VA 22206-0149

www.pqmd.org