Unlocking Supply Chain Transformation: Why Maturity Assessment Must Come First
Too often, organisations embark on supply chain improvement initiatives without a clear understanding of their starting point. Whether it’s addressing a skills gap, fixing persistent inefficiencies, or streng...
The Shift to Integrated Supply Chains in Global Health
Parallel systems are a thing of the past. For years, global health has relied on disease-specific programs, creating separate supply chains for conditions like HIV/AIDS or malaria. While these efforts saved liv...
Health and Humanitarian Logistics 2025: The Future of Emergency Response
The Health and Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) 2025 Conference, held at the Sarit Expo Centre, brought together humanitarian supply chain leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss the future of emergency lo...
Africa’s ASCM/APICS Supply Chain Certification Trends: A Look at 2024 Stats
The supply chain industry in Africa is undergoing significant transformation as professionals actively seek to improve their skills and remain competitive. As global markets evolve, the need for qualified profe...
Mastering Public Health Supply Chain Management: Transform Your Career and Healthcare Systems
Public health supply chains are the backbone of effective healthcare delivery systems. From ensuring the availability of essential medicines to managing complex distribution networks, competent supply chain pro...
Empowerment through Localization: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development
The idea of localising development work has caught the attention of global organizations like USAID and the World Bank. The focus of localisation is on understanding that if we want to effectively solve develop...
A board game competition combating climate change
While the Earth is warming rapidly, the importance of understanding climate change and how to respond has never been greater. As Kenya hosted the Climate Change Summit for African leaders in September 2023, ano...
Strengthening Health Supply Chain Resilience in Low and Middle Income Countries
In the quest to establish sustainable, agile, robust, and efficient health systems, low and middle income countries face unique challenges. The journey toward resilience goes beyond overcoming obstacles; it inv...
Breaking Boundaries: Technological Innovations in the Healthcare Cold Chain
In the ever-evolving healthcare sector, ensuring the safe transportation of temperature-sensitive medical supplies is of utmost importance. Healthcare cold chain monitoring systems play a crucial role in safegu...
Building a Competent and Motivated Health Workforce in Africa: The Key to Better Health Outcomes and Delivery
Investing in the health workforce is essential for achieving better health outcomes and delivery in Africa.
Pooled Procurement: An Underutilized Tool in Pandemic Preparedness and Response
One strategy that could significantly enhance the global response to health crises is pooled procurement—a process by which multiple entities come together to purchase medical supplies in bulk.
Surviving and Thriving: The Importance of Building Resilient Health Systems and Supply Chains in Developing Countries
Building resilient health systems requires strengthening the supply chain, which is the backbone of any healthcare system.
Emerging Trends in Supply Chain
The supply chain industry is experiencing significant transformations, which require companies to adopt the latest emerging trends to remain competitive.
The Impact of Climate Change on Public Health Supply Chains: The Urgent Need for Action
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity, with its impacts felt across all aspects of society. The impact of climate change on public health supply chains has received little...
Breaking Gender Stereotypes: The Need for Women in Traditionally Male-Dominated Roles
Gender stereotypes have been a persistent issue in the modern workplace, barring women from fully participating in the workforce across various industries. By prioritizing the recruitment of women in male-domin...