NGO and donor procurement supply, from Indian WHO-GMP origin.
M Care is the Mumbai-side commercial and regulatory arm for over 80 WHO-GMP partner sites — several of them WHO-prequalified on specific molecules. ARVs, ACTs, first- and second-line anti-TB, reproductive and maternal health, routed under Global Fund QA Policy to Principal Recipients and donor-procurement programmes.
WHO-PQ, SRA, ERP. A quality-assurance lattice, not a single tick-box.
Donor-funded pharmaceutical procurement runs on a published quality-assurance lattice. The Global Fund Quality Assurance Policy for Pharmaceutical Products is the reference text most procurement officers work from; UNICEF Supply Division, MSF, PEPFAR, PMI and the Stop TB Partnership's Global Drug Facility sit inside or alongside it.
What donor procurement looks like
Three quality-assurance routes. WHO-Prequalification — the full independent assessment of product, site and manufacturing, listed on the WHO List of Prequalified Medicinal Products. SRA — a medicine approved by a Stringent Regulatory Authority in the WHO classification. ERP — the Expert Review Panel's time-limited interim route for products without WHO-PQ or SRA approval, used under defined circumstances.
Where we sit in it
M Care is not a manufacturer. We are the Indian commercial and regulatory partner for over 80 WHO-GMP sites, several of them WHO-PQ-listed for specific molecules. Each WHO-PQ claim is molecule-site-specific and verifiable against the WHO list. Where the tender is ERP-eligible, we route against the manufacturer's ERP dossier.
What we've delivered into
Global Fund Principal Recipient consignments, UNICEF Long Term Arrangement partner shipments, MSF Logistique and MSF Supply orders, GDF anti-TB tenders, and PEPFAR / PMI volumes routed through the USAID GHSC-PSM project. Donor-format documentation, tender-batch labelling and multilingual PILs prepared before dispatch, not after.
When an NGO procurement officer calls the Mumbai desk.
ARV tender — Global Fund / PEPFAR
First-line TLD (tenofovir-lamivudine-dolutegravir), TLE, DTG, and paediatric ABC/3TC dispersible strengths. Supplied from WHO-PQ-listed partner sites where the molecule-site combination appears on the WHO list, routed under Global Fund QA Policy for Principal Recipient or PEPFAR / GHSC-PSM consignments.
ACT malaria tender — GF / PMI / UNICEF
Artemether-lumefantrine, artesunate-amodiaquine, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, artesunate injection, RDTs. Presentation-specific tender-batch labelling — English plus French for Francophone Africa, Portuguese for Lusophone. Stability data aligned to Zone IVb where the programme country requires it.
Anti-TB tender — GDF / Stop TB
First-line FDCs (4FDC, 3FDC, 2FDC) and monotherapies — isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol. Second-line MDR/XDR support for bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid tender volumes where the partner site is licensed to supply. GDF-format packaging and CoA presentation from a site whose WHO-PQ listing covers the SKU.
Maternal, child and reproductive health
Magnesium sulfate for pre-eclampsia, oxytocin (cold-chain), misoprostol, amoxicillin dispersible, ORS with zinc. UNICEF SD and country-programme tenders. Cold-chain oxytocin shipped under a validated 2–8°C lane; non-cold-chain lines under ambient with stability data referenced to WHO TRS 992 guidance.
Every document a donor PSA team expects in the file.
Assembled at the Indian end against the tender specification and the Global Fund QA Policy checklist. Shared ahead of dispatch for the procurement agent's desk QA review, and physically in the consignment.
WHO-PQ listing excerpt
Screenshot and PDF excerpt from the WHO List of Prequalified Medicinal Products for the specific product, strength and manufacturing site. Each WHO-PQ claim is molecule-site-specific and dated against the WHO list at the time of quotation.
CoA aligned to tender spec
Batch-specific Certificate of Analysis — assay, related substances, dissolution, microbial limits, sterility and endotoxin as applicable. Method references and specification limits aligned to the donor tender specification, not a generic export CoA.
CoPP, WHO format
Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product in WHO format, issued by CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, India). Apostilled at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs where the recipient-country registration dossier or donor file requires it.
WHO-GMP site certificate
Current WHO-GMP certificate for the manufacturing site and dosage form, referenced to WHO TRS 986 Annex 2. Expiry verified against a minimum six-month residual validity at the point of dispatch; prior inspection report available to procurement on request.
Cold-chain validation file
For 2–8°C lines — thermal-mapping report of the validated shipper, pre-shipment qualification run, continuous logger data, on-arrival read-out. Distribution referenced to WHO TRS 961 Annex 9. Excursion decision tree agreed with the Principal Recipient before dispatch.
Tender-batch packaging artwork
Multilingual PIL — English plus French for Francophone Africa, Portuguese for Lusophone Africa, and recipient-country language where required. Braille on patient cartons on UNICEF or EU-funded tenders that specify it. Tender batch legend — 'Not for Sale' or 'For the use of [recipient] only'.
Tender spec in. Site-SKU shortlist and price out. Then the documentation.
- Tender specification review. Send the donor tender specification, the quality-assurance route required (WHO-PQ, SRA or ERP), volumes, presentation, labelling requirement and delivery Incoterm. The Mumbai desk confirms the route feasibility within one working day.
- Site and SKU alignment. We propose a partner site whose WHO-PQ listing (or ERP eligibility) matches the molecule, strength and dosage form. Each listing is verified against the current WHO list. Split-site supply across two manufacturers where the tender allows it.
- Samples, stability and pre-qualification. Tender samples dispatched, stability data referenced to the programme zone (IVa or IVb), method validation extracts aligned to WHO TRS 957 Annex 2, supplier QA audit hosted at the Indian site where the procurement agent requests it.
- Consolidated shipment and documentation. Consolidated shipment from one or more partner sites with a single documentation pack, donor-format labelling, tender-batch legend, and cold-chain-validated pallet where applicable. Pre-shipment pack shared with the PSA team.
- In-country arrival and PV handover. On-arrival logger read-out for cold-chain. Release documentation to the Principal Recipient or recipient-country regulator. A named pharmacovigilance contact opened for the shelf life of the consignment, with ADR routing back to the manufacturer's QA team.
Donor procurement — the specifics.
Are you WHO-prequalified?
M Care is not itself a manufacturer, so WHO-PQ is not held in our name. WHO-Prequalification is held by a specific manufacturer site against a specific molecule — several of our 80+ WHO-GMP partner sites are WHO-PQ-listed on the WHO List of Prequalified Medicinal Products for specific ARV, anti-malarial and anti-TB molecules. Each quotation we issue under a donor tender names the exact manufacturer, site and WHO-PQ entry so your procurement team can verify it against the current WHO list.
Can you supply non-PQ product via the ERP route?
Yes, where the manufacturer holds an active Expert Review Panel dossier and the tender is ERP-eligible under the Global Fund Quality Assurance Policy. ERP is a time-limited interim route enabling Global Fund and UNICEF procurement of products without WHO-PQ or SRA approval in defined circumstances. We confirm eligibility case by case and share the ERP reference against the tender specification before the procurement agent commits.
What's the typical lead time on a donor tender?
For WHO-PQ-listed stock SKUs, 4–8 weeks from purchase-order issue to Incoterm handover, depending on volume and packaging artwork cycles. Multilingual PIL and tender-batch labelling add one to two weeks where the artwork is not already approved. Made-to-tender stability or alternate strengths: 10–16 weeks. We build the schedule against the donor's required arrival window, not a generic lead time.
Do you handle freight and delivery to country?
Yes. M Care routinely handles CIP or DAP delivery to the Principal Recipient's nominated warehouse — consolidated air freight for urgent lines, sea freight for large-volume anti-TB and ACT tenders. Cold-chain 2–8°C lanes use thermal-validated shippers with continuous logging. Incoterm follows the tender; we do not push freight decisions that complicate the recipient country's clearance.
Can you split a tender across multiple manufacturing sites?
Yes, where the tender allows multi-site supply. Splitting a volume across two WHO-PQ-listed sites — for example, a primary and a contingency manufacturer on an ARV line — is a common risk-management ask from Global Fund Principal Recipients. Each site is separately named in the consignment documentation, with its own CoA, CoPP and WHO-PQ listing reference. Consolidated shipment is still possible where clearance permits.
How do CoAs align to the donor's specification?
The manufacturer's Certificate of Analysis is prepared against the donor tender specification rather than a generic export CoA. Tests, method references and specification limits mirror the tender sheet — assay, related substances, dissolution, microbial limits, sterility and endotoxin as applicable. Where the tender specifies compendial monograph plus donor-specific impurity limits, the CoA carries both. Discrepancies are flagged by the Indian QC team before dispatch, not by the PSA team on receipt.
What about pharmacovigilance in the recipient country?
A named pharmacovigilance contact is opened at the manufacturer end for the consignment's shelf life. ADR reports from the Principal Recipient or recipient-country regulator are routed to the manufacturer's QA team and to CDSCO where applicable. Periodic Safety Update Reports are compiled to ICH E2C format on request. Where the donor requires CIOMS-format individual case reporting, the manufacturer's PV function handles submission timelines.
What happens if there's a shortage mid-tender?
We hold lines on over 600 active ingredients across 80+ WHO-GMP partner sites. If the primary manufacturer flags a shortage mid-tender, we quote an alternate WHO-PQ-listed site for the same molecule within one working day, with the switch documented for the Principal Recipient's QA file. Where no alternate PQ site exists, we surface the ERP route or an SRA-approved alternative rather than silently miss a delivery.
A Principal Recipient, a tender spec, a molecule on the WHO-PQ list. That's the conversation.
Send the tender specification, the quality-assurance route and the required arrival window. The Mumbai desk will come back with a partner-site shortlist, a WHO-PQ reference, and a landed price inside one working day.