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...
Beyond Equality: Why shifting to gender equity is crucial for women’s progress in a changing world
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, which is celebrated globally every 8th March, is an exciting one! Why? Because it calls for us to not only advocate for the equality of women and girls, but ...
Gender mainstreaming: What is it and how can you use it to achieve gender equality?
As a women-owned business in the health supply chain sector, PSA is a minority. Health logistics and supply chain is traditionally a highly male dominated profession, especially in Africa. Despite a number of c...
The healthcare sector is environmentally unsustainable. How can you help?
Dealing with healthcare waste is a complex challenge. The healthcare sector has a large environmental footprint, and a study in 2015 calculated that it contributed to 4.4% of greenhouse gases. WHO guidelines pr...
5 Ways outsourcing can help African health supply chains
As with anything else, the decision to outsource will be completely dependent upon the specific circumstances of the organisation and the work that needs to be done, which could be anything from data processing...
8 Steps African health supply chain leaders should take to prepare for the Covid-19 vaccine
Each aspect of vaccine adoption and the logistic chain will need to be addressed in an effective strategy. Countries, on the other hand, are starting from different places, and some components can pose greater ...
Does orientation matter? Improving HR from day one boosts last mile medicine delivery
Although it may seem like a supply chain’s efficiency comes from manufacturing speed and effective transportation, one of the most important ingredients to an efficient supply chain is its people.
Not there yet – 3 reasons why gender inequity in supply chain management limits success
Health and humanitarian programmes must have a diverse workforce that fully understands the varying needs and aspirations of their beneficiaries, and this cannot be achieved with a male-dominated workforce.
Local manufacturing: How can it improve access to essential medicines in Africa?
Across sub-Saharan Africa, Covid-19 related challenges have led to increased drug shortages and greater numbers of deaths due to diseases like Malaria. This highlights how dependent African nations are on pharm...
The world needs supply chain superheroes
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain like has never been seen before. The pandemic has been a wake-up call for countries to review their supply chain approach. A heavy burd...