Health Supply Chain Assessments

In order to improve health outcomes through supply chain management and a strong, sustainable supply chain workforce, it is essential to assess current situations. Therefore, the Initiative engaged in developing a strong evidence base on human resources for supply chain management, in collaboration with country governments.

Healthcare Supply Chains in Developing Countries – Situation Analysis - EN, FR, SP

This paper examines the situation in 2011 for healthcare supply chains in low- and/or middle- income countries (LMICs), how the public and private healthcare supply chains in these countries are organized, and how they perform using some key availability and affordability indicators.

Global Survey for Public Health Logisticians - EN, FR, SP

As part of the effort to better understand the issues, constraints, and opportunities related to workforce excellence in public health supply chain management, the People that Deliver Initiative conducted an online survey of public health logisticians working in the developing world in 2011.

Key Points from the Country Assessments - EN, FR, SP

To better inform the June 2011 Global Positioning and Harmonization meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, the People that Deliver Initiative called upon the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT to  adapt its “Human Resource Capacity in Public Health Supply Chain Management: Assessment Guide” for use by initiative partners. This assessment was implemented in eight countries in order to document the state of a country’s human resource (HR) capacity in supply chain management (SCM) and workforce excellence efforts in public health supply chains.

Country Surveys

The following documents are more detailed surveys of countries’ human resource (HR) capacity in supply chain management (SCM) and workforce excellence efforts in public health supply chains.

• Burkina Faso - EN, FR, SP
• Senegal - EN, FR, SP

The Importance of Professionalising the Logistician's Role in Africa (EN, FR, ESP)

This document presents the current situation of the health supply chain workforce in Africa. It defines what is the job of a logistician and identifies the key challenges and next steps for the future.

Emergence of Humanitarian Logistics Profession – Context and Lessons

This paper documents the emergence of the humanitarian logistics profession and presents the existing degrees and certifications, associations and events, innovations, etc., in the area.

Improving the Demand for and Retention of Health Supply Chain Personnel

This document explains the need to improve the demand for and retention of health supply chain personnel. It suggests a framework for action and highlights significant potential for the People that Deliver Initiative.