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May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Improving Health Outcomes through Professionalizing the Management of Public Health
Supply Chains
Tracey BrettHead of Procurement and Logistics
Marie Stopes International
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Purpose
Highlight the impact on health outcomes caused by poor management of public health supply chains
Describe a new initiative to improve professionalization of supply chain management
Request your support
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Importance of Supply Chains
Health programs require health supplies
Health supplies must reach service points and clients through long and complex supply chains
Weaknesses in the supply chain result in health supply shortages
Supply shortages are widely recognized as a significant limiter of health outcomes
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Case Study: Zambia
Drugs availability:– ~ 40% in control districts– ~ 80% in trial districts
Potential Impact from Scale-up:
Child mortality from malaria could be cut by up to 37%
27,000 additional children could be saved by 2015
Source: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTZAMBIA/Resources/Brochure-Zambia_201004.pdf
Pilot study in Zambia - strengthened supply chain staff at processes at central and district level in trial districts
Found immediate and dramatic impact on child mortality
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Central Medical Stores
Health Clinic
Community Based Distributor (CBD)
Intermediate Warehouse
Warehouse Report & Order
Logistics Management & Pipeline Report
LOGISTICS INFORMATIONFLOW
SUPPLIES FLOW
Health Clinic Report & Order
Report of Community Based Distributor
Adapted from:USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Supply Chains are People Chains
Central Stores Manager
Clinic Pharmacist or Nurse
Community Health Worker
Warehouse Manager
CLIENTS
Leadership
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Challenge
Underper-forming health programs and unachieved health goals
Poor availability of health
commodities at facilities, wasted
resources
Unqualified and disempowered staff managing public health supply chains
Supply chains poorly
managed and insufficiently resourced
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
What does Professionalization of Supply Chain Management mean?
Recognition that supply chains are critical components of public health systems, whose management requires specific competencies
Recruitment and retention of appropriately qualified supply chain managers
Availability of broadly recognized certifications and pre-service training in public health supply chain management
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Systems Strengthening WG
Workstream: Professional Development of Public Health Supply Chain Managers created in 2008
Promotes professionalization of supply chain management
Seeks to build engage broad array of health programs and organizations for aligned, integrated approach
Includes several non-RHSC members
Seeks additional involvement from RHSC members
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Objectives
Recognition among key international and national agencies that:– strong supply chain performance is requisite for positive health
outcomes– supply chains are complex systems whose management requires
significant technical and managerial capacity
Harmonization across agencies on required competencies, certifications, and pre-service programs for supply chain management
Governments and national institutions demand technically qualified staff for positions with supply chain management responsibilities
Governments and national institutions provide supply chain managers with appropriate career tracks, support and incentives
Cadres of qualified, professional supply chain managers working at national and sub-national levels
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Approach
Involve a broad array of key stakeholders
Promote harmonization of approaches across health programs and health organizations at different levels
Promote professionalization that acknowledges and accommodates the diversity of roles that individuals who manage supply chain may have
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Activities
Conduct advocacy to promote professionalization within public health organizations
Foster alignment of donors, multilateral organizations, technical agencies and governments on required competencies and certification and pre-service training programs
Publish White Paper on RHSC approach (December 2009)
Develop online searchable database of professional development opportunities for supply chain management
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Harmonization & Advocacy Process
Stakeholder consultations
Global positioning meeting with policymakers from government and international organizations to seek buy in on need for professionalization and agreement to align approaches
Technical committee develops recommended key competencies and strategy for certification and pre-service programs
Policy committee provides guidance, approves recommendations, promotes implementation in-country
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
Benefits
Higher profile for supply chain managers within organizations, enabling good supply chain policy-making and decision-making
Cadres of qualified, professional supply chain managers working in public health institutions at national and sub-national levels
Greater recognition of supply chains as a critical strategic component of effective health systems
May 28, 2010 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Membership Meeting, Kampala
What can you do?
Engage with us:– Provide feedback today– Join the workstream– Help us with our advocacy effort– Attend the global positioning
meeting in early 2011 Email me or [email protected]
Advocate within your organization to support professionalization
Participate the RHSC process to unite & align our approach to professionalization
White Paper Link: http://www.rhsupplies.org/fileadmin/user_upload/SSWG/RHSC_Professionalizing_SCM_White_Paper_1.pdf
or google “professionalizing supply chain management”