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Helping People Deliver: Improving patients’ lives by strengthening local capacity in supply chain management Erin Hasselberg, Principal Advisor, SCMS Project- DC Jennifer Chavez, Deputy Director, SCMS Project- Zambia. The Challenge. The Challenge.
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Helping People Deliver: • Improving patients’ lives by strengthening local capacity in supply chain management • Erin Hasselberg, Principal Advisor, SCMS Project- DC • Jennifer Chavez, Deputy Director, SCMS Project- Zambia
The Challenge The Challenge Health staff expected to manage supply chains with little to no logistics training Supply chains poorly managed and insufficiently resourced No people No products No programs! Under-performing health programs and unachieved health goals Poor availability of health commodities at facilities, wasted resources
A Sustainable Solution: Pre-Service Training Improve the skills and knowledge of future supply chain staff while they are still in school Build capacity of local training institutions Reduce reliance on costly in-service training Elevate importance of SCM as both a profession & as a critical skill for health professionals
PST On-the-Ground Ministry of Health Academic/ Training Institutions Certifying Agencies/Professional Associations SCMS Project • Namibia • Rwanda • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Coming soon: • Botswana, Nigeria • Guyana, Honduras
Thank you Find out more! Attend our satellite session tonight! “Achieving Excellence in the Supply Chain Workforce” 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Mini Room 6