Client Criteria

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Any direct procurement client of the ADF must agree to the following terms when signing the Technical Agreement:

1. The client is required to read all the information on 'Placing your order' on the ADF website.
   
   
2. Only low and middle income countries can apply (as determined by the World Bank classification).
   
   
3. The client will respect the minimum order. 
   
   
4. Inhaled corticosteroids supplied by the ADF will be used according to the 4 step approach for treatment and diagnosis, as specified in The Union Asthma Guide and adapted to local/ national conditions.
   
   
5. ADF will monitor the use of inhaled corticosteroids. The client is required to submit to the ADF the following reports for all patients who receive the inhaled corticosteroids purchased through the ADF: Quarterly report on new cases of persistent asthma and Quarterly report on treatment outcome of these patients. The client is required to identify a person responsible for submitting these reports. 
   
   
6. The client agrees, in principal, to a possible site visit by the ADF technical team for assessment of quality of services. 
   
   
7. The client is responsible for medicines beyond the agreed point of delivery.
   
   
8. One of ADF's objectives is to improve access to medicines. The client is expected to sell them with a minimal mark-up or to provide them free-of-charge to patients.
   
   
9. Exportation or re-selling of medicines is forbidden and will lead to legal sanctions.
   
   
10. The client is required to make a full advance payment to ADF's procurement agent before the order can be finalised and the medicines shipped to their country.
    
    
11. The client is only eligible to apply for a second round of medicine purchasing if the client has met the above-mentioned requirements of ADF.

Please contact the ADF with any enquiries.