Fikreslassie Alemu is a health systems strengthening (HSS) director of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) in Ethiopia. He is a pharmacist and public health supply chain expert with more than 16 years of experience in providing technical assistance, capacity building, and system strengthening activities in health supply chain and…
Bongisiwe Mosekoa is a pharmaceutical scientist trained in global supply chain management. She currently serves as a senior regional logistics officer for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Eswatini where she supports supply chain regional activities for the project. Regional teams conduct supportive supervision, mentorship, and training to…
This paper provides an overview of the key benefits and challenges of private sector engagement (PSE) in health supply chains, describes a supply chain maturity framework to inform PSE approaches in different country contexts, and provides an assessment tool to help understand the nuances and implications of a country’s political economy and stability, market capacity,…
To supplement the warehousing and distribution capacity of the Global Fund’s grantees in Nigeria, Chemonics provided supply chain management services for warehousing and distribution of Global Fund-financed HIV and malaria health commodities.
As the countries of West and Central Africa struggle with ongoing health challenges such as a recent Ebola outbreak, one of the highest HIV/AIDS burdens in the world, and a fractured health infrastructure, many actors in the health supply chain remain unaware of what organizations and private companies already exist to provide valuable global health supply chain services…
COVID-19 has caused major disruptions to health supply chains around the world. During this webinar, a diverse panel of experts shared their insights on crucial considerations governments, aid agencies, and implementing partners must take in the following areas: 1) Adjusting countries’ procurement processes to respond to the stresses to global supply chains brought on by…
Rebecca Logan is an experienced senior executive and certified Project Management Professional with 23 years of professional experience, including 17 years in the humanitarian and international development fields with expertise in strategic planning and project implementation, risk mitigation, crisis management, and personnel management. As senior vice president, Rebecca oversees Chemonics’ portfolio of supply chain programs, including…
Alan Pringle is a procurement, supply chain management, and logistics expert with more than 30 years of experience working with USAID, World Bank, European Union, FCDO, and other bilateral donors. Alan currently serves as the global supply chain director for the USAID Global Health and Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project,…
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, and policy development while complying with multiple donors and country requirements. Currently, he serves as the director of global…
This webinar, presented at SAPICS 2020, discusses inclusion of youth-centered programming across global health supply chains. Panelists highlight the importance of workforce training programs that combine skills development with on-the-job training and support. Panelists share their experiences from various global health supply chain projects, highlighting the benefits of youth capacity building when enhancing supply chain…
Ladi Agbenu Stephen currently serves as the Angola country director for the Global Health Supply Chain program – Procurement and Supply Management project. She is a public health supply chain system strengthening specialist, pharmacist, and certified project manager with more than 16 years of experience in healthcare supply chain development in sub-Saharan Africa on malaria,…