Outsourcing involves hiring a party outside an organisation to perform services and create goods that traditionally were performed in-house by the organisation’s own employees and staff
Supply chain management is a crucial aspect of saving lives, as it ensures the efficient flow of essential goods and services. Nowhere is this more evident and more evolving than on the continent of Africa. In this first episode of a three-part series, Olivier Defawe...
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...
The recent detection of poliovirus in places where it hasn’t been found for years has demonstrated the need for improved eradication efforts by governments and partners across the globe. Eradicating a disease isn’t easy, particularly in areas with limited capacity for...
For the past year, VillageReach has been working in 14 countries to reduce the time it takes for stool samples from suspected polio cases to reach the lab where they can be tested. The sooner the lab can determine whether an acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case is...
Lire cet article en français. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the local pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution sector is critical for achieving universal health coverage. These companies play a significant role in manufacturing, procuring, storing,...
Where We Work | Program Private Distributors Integrating local private pharmaceutical distributors into the public health supply chain. < Return to Global Experience Map Jul 10, 2023 | Blog Post Dans la quête de l’amélioration du système...
Leveraging of local private sector capacity for public health supply chains is a key component for building supply chains that are more equitable, people-centered, resilient and sustainable.
High-performing public health supply chains are the backbone of any health system. However, improving supply chain performance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging, with resource constraints that hinder the ability to get products to people...
The second most populous country in Africa is Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) runs about 400 hospitals, more than 3 500 health centres and 18 600 health posts to provide healthcare services to people in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply...