Resources relating to Supply chain

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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: March 7, 2023

EMBRACING EQUITY IN HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAINS

What does it look like for women to experience equity in the healthcare supply chain in Africa?
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Date posted: March 3, 2023

LESSONS LEARNED INTRODUCING ARC’S OUTSOURCING TOOLKIT IN ETHIOPIA

ARC helped identify a gap in transport and fleet management presenting challenges for the EPSS and advised on solution opportunities presented by the outsourcing toolkit (OSTK).
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Date posted: February 28, 2023

Helping to implement Mozambique’s supply chain reforms

We are supporting CMAM in its work with provincial health authorities to help them understand the supply chain transformations.
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Date posted: February 20, 2023

I DON’T WANT TO GET MY MEDICINE ANY OTHER WAY

Each story from the field piece narrates our work from the perspective of someone working at ARC. Today, Le Beau Taljaard shares his experience supporting health systems strengthening in Uganda.
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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: January 25, 2023

RETHINKING SUPPLY CHAIN INTERDEPENDENCIES: A LAST MILE DISTRIBUTION CASE STUDY FROM SENEGAL

Providing reliable access to quality and affordable medicines and health products to communities continues to be a challenge for ministries of health in Francophone West Africa. In other instances, donor-funded public health interventions face sustainability challenges due to structural readiness.
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Date posted: January 17, 2023

SUPPORTING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ACCESSIBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

The National Department of Health began transitioning antiretroviral therapy recipients to TLD-based regimens and exploring alternative delivery channel solutions to decongest healthcare facilities.
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Date posted: January 13, 2023

PROVIDING EXPERTISE FOR CONTINUED STRATEGIC EFFECTIVENESS IN MOZAMBIQUE

The Mozambiquan Ministry of Health (MISAU) and its partners developed a Strategic Plan for Pharmaceutical Logistics (PELF) to address supply chain challenges
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Date posted: January 5, 2023

STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN IN SENEGAL

The Ministry of Health (MoH) worked with its development partners, including ARC, Africa’s Public Health Supply Chain Institution, to create an informed push model to facilitate the effective delivery of medicines to the last mile to increase availability of medicines.
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