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Editorial Note
There have been quite a few subscriber queries regarding training programmes in English related to supply chain management of health commodities. Ousmane Dia's post has an answer. Additionally, KK Wadhawan adds to the discussion on out-of-cold chain vaccine storage and Julie Swann shares information about the Second Annual Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference.
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Since 1994, with USAID funding, JSI has conducted international courses on supply chain management of health commodities. These training activities have been a pivotal part of the supply chain support USAID has funded through the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT and the DELIVER and FPLM projects before that. As the need for logistics systems strengthening and local capacity development continue to gain increasing prominence, demand for participation in these courses continues to grow. In particular, as donors and Governments focus more and more on health programs in Africa, the demand in that region for specialized health commodity logistics training has continued to grow.
In an effort to address the dual objectives of training individuals in supply chain management and also develop a regional institutional capacity, the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT, in close collaboration with USAID, has developed a regional institution building capacity activity.
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Recommendations on vaccine storage out of cold chain at higher temperatures will be a welcome step. New vaccines demand much greater storage space, say 5 to 7 times more. My experience in the field is that the workers are still tuned to ‘cooler the better’ concept. All sites visited over the years have freezers full of ice packs, which may not be used. Conditioning of ice packs is not convincingly adopted. Government officials are not geared up to make any changes in the cold chain aspect. [KK Wadhawan]
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The 2010 Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference will take place at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, GA, from March 4-5, 2010. The main objectives of the conference are to articulate the opportunities and challenges in humanitarian response and world health, both from a humanitarian and a corporate/economic perspective, to identify important research issues, to create academic awareness about the research opportunities and to establish priorities for NGOs, corporations, and the government in terms of their strategies, policies, and investments. Please visit the conference website for full details and to access the proceedings from last year's event.
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