Please click the link below to view the Summary of Findings document for the IAPHL Professional Development and Capacity Building Human Centered Design Assessment conducted in 2021. Versions are also available in French and Spanish. IAPHL Professional Development and Capacity Building Human Centered Design Assessment: Summary of Findings Original l...
We are pleased to share with you the IAPHL quarterly Workforce Development article review. In this review, we focused on a broad spectrum of opportunities and challenges affecting supply chain workforce. These articles include technology, pharmaceuticals, public health, and leadership. In this review, there is a range of topics across the Workforce...
We are pleased to share with you the 1st ‘IAPHL quarterly Workforce Development article review’. In this review, we focused on a broad spectrum of opportunities and challenges affecting supply chain workforce. These articles include technology, and human resources. In this review, there is a range of topics across the Workforce Development and Sup...
By Rachel Simon on April 20th, 2021 Now through June 1st, you could win an IAPHL “swag bag” for your contributions to the listserv. What will you win? An IAPHL t-shirt, pin, pen, and a notebook. We will have three winners in the following categories: 1. Most informative submission on the listserv that discusses what is happening in public health su...
By Rachel Simon on January 19th, 2021 Join IAPHL and the PATH noncommunicable diseases team February 10th at 8:00 AM EST / 1:00 PM GMT for a short 30-minute webinar on the critical importance of strengthening NCD supply chains. Marilyn Noguera, Dr. Josphat Samoei, and Williams Kwarah will provide highlights from projects in Ghana and Kenya that foc...
By Rachel Simon on December 15th, 2020 IAPHL Executive Director, Walter Proper, participates in the High Impact Practices for Family Planning (HIPs) Partnership’s Webinar, Investing in the Supply Chain is Critical to Achieving Family Planning Goals, on November 19, 2020. For a recap of the webinar, click here. Webinar Recap and Recording: Investin...
By Rachel Simon on October 16th, 2020 The International Association of Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL) enables people working in public health supply chains, especially in the global south, to connect, learn, and succeed. The association envisions a world where strong, well-run supply chains reach all people with life-saving health products, and...
By Rachel Simon on October 16th, 2020 Description: Welcome to the expanded consultation on technical assistance and health supply chains. UNICEF and global partners have been working on developing an approach that can drive collective alignment towards a country-owned, sustainable model of technical assistance (TA) using a continuous improvement ap...
By Rachel Simon on September 8th, 2020 Join the IAPHL Ghana Chapter on September 16, 2020 14:00 GMT for a webinar on “Building A Resilient Health Supply Chain in Ghana: Drivers, Constraints and Best Practices.” Zoom information is below. IAPHL Ghana Chapter: Health Supply Chain Webinar Series Original linkOriginal author: Rachel Simon
By Rachel Simon on July 16th, 2020 IAPHL met with our Advisory Group in late June to provide an update on our website and social media strategy, country chapter engagement, and growing membership. To view the full presentation, click here. IAPHL Advisory Group 2020 Update Original linkOriginal author: Rachel Simon
By Rachel Simon on July 8th, 2020 As part of expanding IAPHL’s outreach, we are part of a newly formed group concerned with immunization. The Partnership of Immunization Networks (PIN) is comprised of five organizations with online platforms who serve the global immunization community. To learn more, click here. IAPHL has Joined the Partnership o...
By Rachel Simon on June 16th, 2020 Influence, an affiliated organization, conducted a case study on IAPHL last year. Click here to learn how moderated discussions, spontaneous member-led discussions, and requests for support have led to IAPHL’s success. IAPHL Case Study Original linkOriginal author: Rachel Simon
By Alan Giron on November 13th, 2019 Greetings to the IAPHL Membership. As you now know, we are in the process of reorganizing the secretariat for IAPHL. I have taken on the executive director position and we are still recruiting for our social media expert to join the team. For those of you able to attend the GHSC Summit in Johannesburg, I am h...
By Walter Proper on October 25th, 2019 Dear Colleagues/Friends, Greetings from Abuja! I hope that you are all keeping well. I have news to share so I am just going to get to it! My last day as the ED IAPHL is at the end of this month. I want to start by acknowledging funding support for IAPHL from USAID and JSI as well from sponsors such as ASCM, P...
By Iember Mker on September 10th, 2019 We are pleased to share with you the 4th IAPHL quarterly supply chain resource review. In this issue, we consulted a number of SCM information repositories, academic, private sector, and SCM experts to select for you the following resources that we hope will inform you, challenge you and keep you thinking how ...
Low and middle income country governments and global health funders spend a lot of money on health products like medicines, diagnostics, and devices to achieve universal health coverage. Governments and health procurement bodies in these countries need to buy these life-saving products efficiently and effectively in order to provide their citizens ...
The relatively new career field of computer science is naturally in a constant state of evolution, as technology and the opportunities around it grow. The students and professionals who study and work in the field know those opportunities will continue to grow, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a higher than average growth rate for their e...
Poor data or a lack of data ultimately contributes to poor planning, policies, and resource allocation in the health sector. To contribute to improved health, the Performance of Routine Information Systems Management (PRISM) tools have been revised to help countries identify gaps in their routine health information system. This new, more comprehens...
The NCD Alliance has published its briefing paper advocating 5 priorities to ensure healthy lives for all and urging governments to promote health, social services and quality care that meets the needs of all people across their life course. The publication also advances that the prevention and control of NCDs, together with other health priorities...
By Jay Heavner on July 22nd, 2019 Some people listen to music on their smart phones. I listen to podcasts. Lots of them. Probably too many of them. Because there are so many on so many interesting topics… and they’re a great way to fill that time when you can’t pay attention to a screen or read something… and every year brings even more good ones… ...