Nigeria: Bauchi & Ebonyi DDIC PilotThe Direct Delivery and Information Capture (DDIC) model of distributing health commodities is avendor-managed inventory (VMI) system that enables delivery teams to use an automated inventory control process to replenish health facilities with commodities.

In February of 2014 the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and its partners were recognized with an award from the Alliance for Malaria Prevention for the DDIC intervention in improving the last mile distribution of health commodities. For more information about the Direct Delivery Information Capture System for Health Commodities visit deliver.jsi.com

The DDIC pilot was designed in a workshop that included key State Ministry of Health of�cials and other stakeholders.

Functional Cost Breakdown Ebonyi

Family Planning Stockouts Reduced Signi�cantly

$

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Jul-Aug 2013 Sept-Oct 2013 Nov-Dec 2013 Jan-Feb 2014 Mar-Apr 2014

Bauchi

30%

40%

20%

10%

0%

50%

60%

80%

70%

90%

Mar-Apr 2013Jan-Feb 2013 May-June 2013

July-August 2013Sept-Oct 2013

Nov-Dec 2013

Ebonyi

Bauchi Ebonyi

July 2013

165

305

$1,858 USD

$3,453 USD

January 2013

213

129

$3,496 USD

$3,496 USD

Launch Date

Health Facilities

Total Annual Commodity Volume Delivered (m3)

Total Costs* per (m3) of Commodity Delivered*Total costs include management,

health facility personnel, and distribution

Estimated Cost per m3 at Ebonyi Scale:

Information capture, storage, and transport: 38%

Management: 30%FacilityLabor: 30%

SystemSupport: 2%

DDIC manages and distributes anti-malarial,

family planning, and maternal and child health

commodities to health facilities.Two states were selected for the

pilot in Nigeria.

Pilot sites are hospitals and primary healthcare

facilities that are road accessible.

DDIC Pilot Details