Nigeria Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Distribution

By combining parallel donor-funded warehousing and distribution supply into a single streamlined supply chain, the project facilitates the provision of critical life-saving HIV and malaria health commodities to the people of Nigeria.
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Preparing for the New Normal: Adapting Health Supply Chains to COVID-19 and Beyond

On December 16, 2020, Chemonics and the Global Health Supply Chain Summit Group co-hosted a virtual panel discussion on adapting global health supply chains to the “new normal” caused by COVID-19.
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Rodolphe Peltier

Director of Global Supply Chain Services, Connexi

Rodolphe Peltier is a supply chain expert with a consistent track-record of achievements and leadership in supply chain management, specifically for procurement programs including: project implementation, sourcing strategy, general operations management, technical assistance and capacity building,…

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Juan F. Jaramillo

Plan Team Director, USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management Project

Juan F. Jaramillo is a supply chain management specialist with 17 years of experience. His areas of expertise are freight and logistics, forecasting and supply planning, data strategy, and program and change management. Juan has specialized…

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InfoMED: Visibility ​for Pharmaceutical Logistics Data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This presentation explains InfoMED, a comprehensive LMIS for commodity management which captures patient data and triangulates it with data on drug availability.
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Tracking Commodities Down to the Last Mile in Nigeria: COMS Webinar Recording

Recording from October 7, 2020 webinar on the Commodity Order Management System we are piloting in Nigeria.
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Tracking Health Commodities Down to the Last Mile: COMS and Data Warehouse Walk-Through

On October 7 and 8, Chemonics hosted a two-part series on tracking health commodities down to the last mile in Nigeria.
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Quality Considerations of Zambian Wholesalers and Regulatory Authorities to Increase Availability and Access to Quality Maternal Newborn, and Child Health Products

This document combines document review and semi-structured key informant interviews with maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) wholesaler representatives and key government stakeholders to inform the findings on four focal areas—product sourcing, storage, distribution and quality oversight.
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Vendor Managed Inventory: Shorter Lead time, Great Cost Savings, Larger Health Impact

Vendor-managed inventory requires vendors to hold a specified amount of readily available commodities for the sole use of the procurer. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project uses vendor-managed inventory for several health commodities.
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Wholesaler Capacity to Provide Quality Assured Maternal, Newborn and Child Commodities

Wholesalers can improve the availability and quality of maternal, newborn, and child (MNCH). The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project helped identify wholesalers’ challenges and opportunities.
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