Progress Brief Ethiopia Market Shaping Capacity Improvement Project (MSCIP)

Abstract

In response to a request from the Ethiopia Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS)* General Director, R4D proposed the Ethiopia Market Shaping Capacity Improvement Project (MSCIP) to provide support for the development of a system-level market shaping approach in Ethiopia. Under this project, R4D is working to co-design a comprehensive market shaping strategy and to build the capacity of the newly established Quantification Market Shaping Directorate (QMSD) to play a lead “market manager” role. In that role, QMSD will be able to proactively identify and address market inefficiencies, and therefore improve access to high quality and affordable essential health and nutrition products in the public health system.