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Outsourced Transport Resource Center
VillageReach has established a resource center to help increase the number of countries in Africa integrating outsourced transportation as a lever for sustainable, high performing supply chains.
Dans la quête de l’amélioration du système de transport des échantillons polio en République Démocratique du Congo
Read English version here. Une fois que des cas suspects de poliomyélite sont identifiés dans la communauté, qui se présente par une paralysie brusque des bras ou des jambes, une course contre la montre commence. Emmanuel Amuri est Chef d’Agence de LOGISTIQUExpress, une agence...
The quest to improve polio specimen transport in the Democratic Republic of Congo
See French version here. Once suspected cases of poliomyelitis, which presents as sudden paralysis of the arms or legs, are identified in the community, a race against time begins. Emmanuel Amuri is Head of Branch at LOGISTIQUExpress, a company specializing in the transport of...
Outsourced transport improves health care delivery across Inhambane
Point of care starts at the primary health center, where the patient and the health care worker meet. But for many communities in Inhambane Province, in the south of Mozambique, that point of care is harder to reach than for other Mozambicans. This is...
Public and Private Sector Sector Collaboration in Mozambique at the 8th CTA Economic Briefing
Adapted from the original post on LinkedIn. Beira, Mozambique (27th April 2022) – The CTA (Confederação das Associações Económicas de Moçambique/Confederation of Mozambican Trade Associations) held its 8th Economic Briefing, with the participation of private sector firms from all over the country. The government...
Combining Sectors, Partners and Products for Last Mile Impact
Collaboration is at the heart of a unique public-private initiative to increase availability for a range of health products in Mozambique. Tete provincial health authorities, Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), and VillageReach have partnered with the private sector company Confianca Absoluta to bring HIV medicines,...
Outsourcing Transport and Logistics in Global Health
Reposted from Next Billion Vehicle graveyards are an all-too-common sight for those of us who work in global health. These long-forgotten vehicles serve as reminders to the underlying obstacles faced by transport systems throughout Africa. Routine maintenance required to keep cars, trucks and motorcycles...Background
Based on the organizational value of radical collaboration, VillageReach will be a catalyst, increasing the outsourcing skills of TA partners to ensure governments have access to high quality TA for outsourcing. VillageReach will provide this free support in the form of tools, coaching and training to enable the successful implementation of outsourcing. Technical areas covered will include outsourcing strategy development, contracting 4PL and 3PL firms, defining and managing Service Level Agreements, costing and budgeting for outsourced transport, planning and ramping up outsourced transport, and managing 4PL and 3PL performance.
Latest OTRC Resources
Outsourced Transport Resource Center – General Presentation
Health Product Integration – A Critical Enabler for Outsourcing Transport
A Cost Management Approach: Sustainable Outsourced Transport Solutions
Outsourcing Perceptions Survey 2022 Flyer
USAID: Best practices for successful outsourcing in the public health supply chain
Leveraging Private Sector Capacity for Stronger and more Sustainable Public Health Systems
Outsourcing Transport of Health Commodities: Presentation (Video)
Using private sector firms for outsourced transportation in public health systems
USAID: Contracting for Transportation of Public Health Commodities to the Private Sector
USAID: Implementing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and Management (ABM)
Positioning Private Sector Engagement For Success Through A Multi-Supplier Strategy
People That Deliver: Outsourcing public health supply chain services – case studies
People That Deliver: Outsourcing – A Roadmap
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