Resources relating to Private sector

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Date posted: April 6, 2023

Shifting perceptions about government commitment to healthcare delivery in Africa

Each story from the field piece narrates our work from the perspective of someone working at ARC. Today, Alemayehu Lemma Wolde shares his experience supporting health systems strengthening in Ethiopia.
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Date posted: March 15, 2023

How lean thinking can be better applied in health supply chains in Africa

An ARC-funded study from Tanzania has identified major challenges that health supply chain faces when applying lean thinking approaches.
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Date posted: February 8, 2023

HOW TO BOOST PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLY CHAINS

Our work at ARC allows us to see first-hand what the ‘translation’ gaps are between the public and private sectors, and we believe there are five approaches that can significantly advance the success of collaboration between the two.
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Date posted: April 20, 2022

Africa Resource Centre appoints new CEO

ARC announces the appointment of a new CEO, effective from 1 May 2022.
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Date posted: March 3, 2022

BROKERING PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN IN KENYA​

Creating a space where government and the private sector could regularly interact to improve communication and understanding to facilitate effective, collaborative public-private partnerships across the public health supply chain.​
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Date posted: September 22, 2021

Supporting capability building at the NDoH

ARC supported the NDoH by mobilising the funding and resources to deliver a programme that would provide training in demand planning at the provincial and national levels.
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Date posted: September 22, 2021

Supporting Kenya’s antiretroviral regimen transition

ARC performed an independent advisory role to shape the overall TLD transition project and brokered additional expert resources from Novo Nordisk and a local private sector consultant to support the initiative.
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Date posted: July 9, 2021

Leveraging private sector engagement to support medicine availability in Kenya

ARC has been working with the Federation’s supply chain technical working group to engage the ministry of health in a collaborative platform where it can draw on insights and capabilities from the private sector.
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Date posted: June 28, 2021

Supporting the development of strategic components of supply chain strategy in Kenya

ARC and J&J collaborated to support the costing and implementation plan activities to inform the annual and multi-year operational budgets for Kenya’s health products and technologies supply chain.
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Date posted: December 17, 2020

How to achieve successful private sector engagement partnerships

Collaborative public and private sector partnerships that provide flexibility to trial supply chain adaptations and solutions can have a significant impact on medicine availability in Africa. A SAPICS panel discussed some of the keys to successful private sector engagement in healthcare.
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