Stop TB Partnership | Global Drug Facility (GDF)

GDF Suppliers

Suppliers are engaged in line with WHO's Rules and Regulations on procurement and GDF's stringent Quality Assurance process. GDF in this sense conducts procurement processes that ensure fairness, transparency, affordable prices, quality and security of supply.

Supplier Sourcing

The Global Drug Facility (GDF) provides medicines access to Tuberculosis Programmes around the world. Suppliers wishing to be considered must have their products either

approved by the WHO Prequalification Programme for Medicines, see www.who.int/prequal or
approved by a Stringent National Medicines Regulatory Authority

In case of a lack of thus qualified suppliers for specific products, GDF provides for an Interim Assessment Process to fill supply gaps. Products are, however, reviewed under such process only on a needs basis and will be approved only for a limited period. Suppliers are therefore requested to enquire beforehand with GDF on the applicability of such process. Furthermore, products dossiers must always concurrently be submitted and pursued under the above priority processes 1) and 2).

Suppliers newly approved by GDF can become eligible for long-term contracts every 12 months through competitive processes conducted by GDF's appointed Procurement Agent. For products in short supply, variations may apply.