Bileeta Sri Lanka receives global recognition for health logistic software solution

Project kick-off of the eLMIS implementation with the Ministry of Health Zimbabwe. Seen here CTO Sankka Weerasinghe, CEO Sanji De Silva and the Bileeta team with Global Fund Grants Coordinator Dr. C.T. Basera and his team members

The Global Fund who mobilises and invests more than $ 4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in more than 100 countries, has recognised the ‘Entution Vesta’ solution designed by Sri Lankan ERP software specialist Bileeta Ltd. as the Most Compliant Logistic Information Management System in the world. Bileeta competed with 20 leading international players in the eLMIS space for this recognition.

The software solutions were reviewed by a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) comprising experts from Gavi, the Global Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP and USAID, that included service providers who were qualified to support visibility from central or national storage level to the health facility level. They included proven open-source applications as well as commercial products that were with either software licensing or Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements.

With the current pandemic situation, the core focus of supply chains are to distribute commodities of medicines, vaccines, PPEs and contraceptives to the right communities, in the right quantities at the right time. This means that supply chains today depend on timely and accurate data to make informed and effective decisions about routine operations like forecasting demand and resupplying health facilities. Data is also a key requirement to make strategic decisions for supply chain design, processes and workforce more efficient and cost-effective.

As such, Bileeta’s ‘Entution Vesta’, is a cloud based state of art, fully-fledged health commodity supply chain management solution, equipped with mobile apps that are designed to cater for all stake holders across all levels of the supply chain. Providing real-time and greater visibility of the health commodity supply needs of each location, pharmaceutical analytics, streamline supply planning, purchasing and distribution throughout all locations, the solution gives the ability to work offline eliminating communication issues, which is a key differentiating feature of the solution. Speaking of this recognition, Bileeta CEO Sanji De Silva stated, “With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world unexpectedly, there is a dire need to have well-functioning supply chains for medicines and vaccines that can seamlessly reach people in need of improving, maintaining and protecting their health. Managers of supply chains in such a scenario depend on timely and accurate data to help them make informed and effective decisions about their routine operations like forecasting demand and resupplying health facilities, tracking the rate of consumption of health products and stock levels throughout the system, whilst at the same time having a solution that is both efficient and cost-effective. These were the main factors we took into consideration when we designed this solution and we are happy to have been recognised for our efforts.”

He went on to say, “We hope to continue our quest in designing solutions that will further enhance in helping support the country’s healthcare supply chains and in assisting providers, distributors and suppliers to manage the ordering and receiving of medical supplies and to ensure the flow of vital medicines being delivered where they are most needed.”