Improve the health of population through efficacious partnership and
community engagement
Objectives
- Contribute to improving access to quality pharmaceutical services
- Contribute to improving access to quality medicines and other related health commodities, especially those necessary in the fight against malaria, Tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS; and those used in recurrent epidemics such Ebola as well as any other public health challenge such as maternal and child health, and family planning.
- Provide technical assistance to public and private institutions to improve the supply chain of medicines and other health products
- Promote the rational use of drugs, pharmacovigilance, and the fight against antimicrobial resistance
- Provide technical assistance in the evaluation of Programs / Projects
- Conduct operational research on the needs, availability, rational use, quality, and adverse effects of drugs both in the clinical setting and in the community
- Contribute to the promotion of good environmental practices by integrating ecological and sanitation aspects into development approaches and strategies.
Integrity is one of fundamental values promoted by Frontline. We provide quality work with honesty, transparency, and accountability to establish and consolidate trust-based relationship with our partners and clients.
We promote mutual aid and protection, as well as assistance to poor communities. We are committed to equity to foster harmonious relations in the society.
We develop cultural, intellectual, and moral activities with respect for human rights.
Strategic approach and areas of intervention
Health system strengthening, especially pharmaceutical system strengthening
Technical assistance to both public and private organizations in medical and pharmaceutical field
Capacity building in pharmaceutical and supply chain management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Activities to promote MNCH and FP, to combat Malaria, HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis, Ebola,and other pathologies including neglected tropical diseases
Contribute to the Universal Health Coverage effort, including Health system financing
Support for Pharmaceutical Governance, rational use, and pharmacovigilance
Support for improved supply chain management of health products
Environmental sanitation and environmental protection.
Partners
Front-Line Action for Health Services is seeking partnership opportunities with donors as well as implementing partners.To date, Frontline's partners include:
Our Team
To date, Front-Line Action for Health Services works with more than 25 experts consisting of pharmacists, medical doctors, lawyers, logistician, and economists, all with advanced qualifications and various experiences in the health sector.M. Ruphin Mulongo's summarized biography
Ruphin Mulongo Banana is a public health professional, with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector. Pharmacist by profession, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BSc. Pharm), and a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH).
Ruphin Mulongo worked for Chemonics International from May 2017 to March 2023, first as Country Project Director for the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) program, then as Project Director for the USAID-funded End Malaria project. He previously served, for more than 8 years, as Senior Technical Advisor and Country Project Director for the USAID-funded Strengthening Pharmaceutical System (SPS) and System for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) projects implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH).
He started his professional career as head of division at the former Central Drug Store (DCMP) where he worked for around 10 years before moving to Saint Joseph Hospital where he worked as responsible pharmacist,chief of department as well as pharmaceutical warehouse Manager (BDOM) for 4 years. Thereafter he worked for 5 years as Deputy Director at CAMESKIN, the current provincial medical Depot in Kinshasa.
Ruphin is one of the pioneers of pharmaceutical system strengthening in DRC.In order to address the gaps in the supply chain, he was actively involved and contributed to the pharmaceutical supply chain system reform in DRC. This reform consists of a centralized procurement and decentralized distribution system. Throughout SPS and SIAPS projects, Ruphin has played a key role in supporting activities pertaining to Rational Use of Medicines through the implementation of Drug and Therapeutic Committees for the first time in DRC.
Similarly, he has been the first health professional to support the implementation of a Pharmacovigilance Center in DRC. Furthermore, Ruphin has been involved as a consultant in many project implementations including the WHO interventions regarding the assessment of pharmaceutical management systems in DRC. The last WHO intervention in which Ruphin provided his technical expertise as a consultant led to “Mapping up Health Interventions in DRC”, a reference document for DRC MOH.
Since 2009, his contribution has been very valuable for the implementation of USG funded health projects, especially SPS and SIAPS programs in DRC.
RuphinMulongospeaks French, Lingala, Kikongo and English
M. Robert TUALA's summarized biography
Robert Tuala Tuala has more than two decades of experience in pharmaceutical system strengthening (PSS) with a holistic and cross cutting expertise in key building blocks of health system strengthening consisting of pharmaceutical governance and transparency, institutional and individual capacity building, pharmaceutical information system, and pharmaceutical care and service delivery.
Robert TUALA TUALA is an experienced independent Consultant who is strongly result-oriented and excellency-driven. In January 2024, Robert TUALA TUALA was assigned to support the establishment of Front-Line Action for Health, a DRC locally founded organization specialized in Pharmaceutical System Strengthening and Supply Chain Management System.
During the past 10 years, Robert TUALA TUALA worked as Country Project Director for the USAID-funded Medicines, Technologies and Pharmaceutical Systems (MTaPS) program implemented by Management Science for Health (MSH). To this end, Robert provided strategic orientation and leadership for the implementation of MTaPS project in DRC, among other, in the areas of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in line with the WHO’s International Health Regulation (IHR) to support the fight against AMR by promoting the rational use of antimicrobials, and the implementation of Maternal New-born and Child health (MNCH) and Family Planning (FP) programs aimed to improve the availability and the appropriate use of MNCH and FP commodities.
Robert worked as Technical Director for USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) program implemented by Chemonics International, where he provided technical leadership and coordination to ensure that USAID-funded medicines are timely and appropriately procured, stored and managed, and distributed in all the USAID-supported provinces in DRC.
Robert TUALA TUALA worked also as Senior Technical Advisor and Provincial Coordinator for USAID-funded’ Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) project that was implemented by MSH, where he provided technical leadership and management support which resulted in smooth implementation of pharmaceutical system strengthening activities in USAID-supported provinces in DRC.
Pharmacist by profession, Robert holds a BSc. (Pharm) from the University of Kinshasa/DRC, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Management College of Southern Africa – Johannesburg/SA, and completed many other post graduate training programs including a mini-Master degree in Global Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University / USA.
M. Jeremie FIKIRI's summarized biography
Jeremie Fikiri is an independent Consultant with over 16 years of experience designing, implementing, and monitoring country interventions to improve health systems, focusing on pharmaceutical system strengthening (PSS).
As a consultant, Jeremie Fikiri worked with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in the United States as Supply Chain Specialist, supporting country teams under the USAID-funded MTaPS program in 2023. He also worked with Cooper/Smith in the United States as Supply Chain Specialist, supporting the Data Use Partnership project in Burkina Faso in 2022. He is currently focused on establishing Front-Line Action for Health Services, a DRC local organization specialized in Pharmaceutical System Strengthening and Supply Chain Management System.
In addition to his consultancy experience, Jeremie Fikiri worked as:
- Country Project MNCH Senior Technical Advisor and MEL Focal Point for the USAID-funded Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Country Project LMIS Specialist and MNCH Commodities Supply Chain Advisor for the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance Projet implemented by Chemonics International in DRC.
- Senior Technical Advisor for the USAID-funded SIAPS and IHP programs implemented by MSH in Democratic Republic of Congo.
He has also contributed to the implementation of more than four European Union-funded health projects in the South Kivu province. During his first three years of career, he worked at BDOM Bukavu as pharmaceutical products storage, quality assurance and distribution Manager for the USAID funded AXxes Program.
Pharmacist by profession, Jeremie Fikiri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BSc. Pharm) from the University of Kinshasa/DRC, and a MiniMaster’s degree in Global Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University/USA.
Through this experience, Jeremie Fikiri is one of key players of the pharmaceutical system strengthening and supply chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
M. Narcisse EMBEKE's summarized biography
Narcisse Embeke is a physician, public health specialist, and advocate with more than 15 years’ experience in DRC. He is the current Director of service delivery for the USAID-funded Integrated Health Programs for the DRC (IHP-DRC). He provides technical leadership in the areas of reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH), nutrition, malaria and TB. He ensures that services are of high quality and fully integrated. He leads RMNCAH activities for 178 health zones (districts) and acts as technical lead for more than 7000 health facilities and more than 3000+ integrated community case management (iCCM).
Dr. Naia previously served as Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Director, USAID-funded PROSANI and PROSANIplus implemented by MSH and the Technical Health Advisor for MSH's USAID-funded Leadership, Management and Sustainability (LMS) program where he developed the program’s strategic plan for child survival, maternal health, nutrition, and WASH, and provided technical supervision on project implementation in 27 health zones.
Prior to his work with MSH, Dr. Naia Embeke served as Medical Coordinator for the Christian Church of Congo, where he was a key player in the re-introduction of vaccines in the Tandala health zone serving over 230,000 people.
Dr. Naia Embeke was the lead implementing partner representative on the UNICEF-led global Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Working Group and a member of DRC’s Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) coordination group. He received the One MSH Award in 2014, recognizing him for exceeding goals, positively impacting MSH’s mission and objectives, and exemplifying MSH values and desired behaviors.
Dr. Embeke earned an MPH and an MD from the University of Kinshasa in DRC. Dr Embeke Naia speaks French, Lingala and English.