What does it take to launch and sustain a community of practice initiative? This book helps guide individuals, teams, and organizations through the process. It is for organizational leaders to create a conducive environment, community leaders launching and sustaining their communities, people in various roles to facilitate meetings, activities, and...

Overview This policy paper outlines the features of existing traceability systems and provides guidance on developing workable traceability regulation. In the light of the widely varying needs, capacity, and resources of Member States, the risk mitigation and sustainability strategies embedded in implementation efforts will vary. Given the range of...

Co-authored with Stephan Kolassa (SAP) and Enno Siemsen (Wisconsin School of Business), is now available online for free. This book offers a concise and accessible overview of forecasting, tailored for a broader audience, and especially suited for those who don’t require an in-depth understanding of the technical details of forecasting.  New book a...

By Rachel Simon on January 23rd, 2023 On January 17, 2023, the IAPHL Advisory Group held its final meeting to elect the Term Members of the new IAPHL Governing Council. This new governing body was established as part of IAPHL’s 3-Year Strategic and Management Plan. We thank all organizations and members that applied to be part of the IAPHL Governin...

By Rachel Simon on September 1st, 2022 Mainstreaming and integrating gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) issues in health supply chains supports equity and ensures that the supply markets, supply chains and product journeys better meet the needs and preferences of all clients, which ultimately helps improve health outcomes. As work increases ...

Finalized in July 2022, the IAPHL Secretariat and Advisory Group developed a new 3-Year Strategic and Management Plan. It incorporates findings from two assessments conducted in 2021 and contains the following: The definition of IAPHLThe value propositionCore pillars of IAPHLThe roles of stakeholdersImplementation plan Please click the link below t...

By Rachel Simon on July 25th, 2022 Moderated by the IAPHL Health Commodity Logistics sub-community and Building Capacity to Improve Health Commodity Management in Humanitarian and Disaster Settings Project, this moderated discussion brought together experts from UNFPA, JSI, and PFSCM. A major consideration when opting for international procurement ...

By Rachel Simon on June 9th, 2022 The discussion began by aligning on key definitions. Gender equity is the process of being fair to people of all genders. Social inclusion is any set of actions or interventions designed to enable each person or community to fully participate in society and enjoy a safe and healthy life despite race, ethnicity, gen...

By Rachel Simon on May 13th, 2022 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 sup...

We are pleased to share with you the 6th 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 about how you can improve your practice and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created acute disruptions to public health supply chains, revealing underlying vulnerabilities in the global supply ecosystem and increasing uncertainty in both the supply and demand of life-saving SRH medicines and products. A crisis of this magnitude demands that we understand what worked well, what did not, and how best...

JSI and inSupply Health have published an article in Global Health Science and Practice (GHSP) exploring the Use of Human-Centered Design to Adapt Supply Chains and Digital Solutions for Community Health Volunteers in Nomadic Communities of Northern Kenya. Unreliable and nonexistent supply chain procedures and processes are one of the primary barri...

By Rachel Simon on November 11th, 2021 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, an...

By Rachel Simon on November 2nd, 2021 Le Fédération Africaine Des Associations De Logisticiens (FAAL) et Bee Skilled lançent un cours d’apprentissage en ligne sur la chaîne d’approvisionnement pour les jeunes professionnels des pays francophones. Le « Certificat d’apprentissage collectif n° 1 : chaîne d’approvisionnement pour la santé » est proposé...

By Rachel Simon on November 2nd, 2021 IAPHL is excited to announce our official partnership with the Fédération Africaine Des Associations De Logisticiens (FAAL), a network of supply chain and logistics professionals based in Francophone Africa. IAPHL and FAAL are working together to expand the reach and influence of our Country Chapters in Africa....

By Rachel Simon on October 26th, 2021 The IAPHL Congo Chapter is officially launching this November! In order to strengthen public health logistics and improve the supply chain of pharmaceuticals in the Republic of Congo, ACoLOG – Association Congolaise pour la Logistique et la Supply Chain, with the support of IAPHL and the FAAL – Fédération Afric...

Immunization supply chains (iSCs) move vaccines from manufacturer to point of use with the added complexities of requiring cold chain and an increasing need for agility and efficiency to ensure vaccine quality and availability. Underperforming iSCs have been widely acknowledged as a key constraint to achieving high immunization coverage rates in lo...

By Rachel Simon on October 10th, 2021 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...

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