E-DRUG: Certificate Course in Procurement and Supply Chain, June 24-30, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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'Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire.' William Yeats
E-DRUG: Certificate Course in Procurement and Supply Chain, June 24-30, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Empower-WHO CC: Certificate Course in Procurement and Supply Chain, June 24-30, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Course objective: Better understanding of the fundamentals of health procurement and supply chain activities; gaining hands-on experience in writing & evaluating procurement and supply chain plans; able to assess and address supply chain bottlenecks and to evaluate the effectiveness of supply chain interventions
Target Group: Health professionals in public health programs (government, NGOs, civil society, academia); supply chain / logistics professionals; physicians and healthcare professionals working in HIV, TB, malaria, hepatitis, substitution treatment; community-based organisations and treatment activists at national and local level; civil society representatives in national procurement structures
Delivery of course: Lectures, case studies, discussions and peer to peer interaction
Language: The course will be conducted in English
Faculty: International faculty with background in pharmacy, medicine, management, supply chain, disease specialists, essential medicines, and more. Faculty have worked closely with leading UN agencies, Global Fund, various donor organizations (USAID, DFID, etc), and foundations (Gates Foundation, CHAI, Open Society Institute, and more), and various Ministries of Health.
Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
When: 24 June to 30 June 2013
Cost: Tuition fee: 1,950 € / Accommodation charges: to be determined
Tuition fee includes:
• Training, reading course material, CDROMs, certificate and photos, graduation ceremony and gala dinner
• Fees also includes Technical support for each participant for 12 months after completion of course
Academic Partners:
Empower School of Health: Works in 30 countries across Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe strengthening institutional capacity of global health programs and conducts programs in procurement and supply chain management, clinical research management, pharmacovigilance and health & hospital management. Empower has trained more than 6,000 people in supply chain across the world—from senior experts to warehouse stock pickers.
WHO Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmacovigilance: The WHO-CC is headed by Professor Alex Dodoo. The center provides training in safety of medicines and pharmacovigilance, which is closely linked with procurement and supply of essential medicines. WHO-CC works in close association with National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) and MoH across the world.
Instructions for filling the interactive form attached:
Click on the link “Download Application Form”. Save the form on your computer. Fill the form and send using your internet email to international.course@empower.net.in
For more information and to download enrollment form kindly visit our website www.empower.net.in
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Brochure: http://www.empower.net.in/webimages/PSCM-JUNE2013-ETHIOPIA.pdf
Application form: http://www.empower.net.in/webimages/PSCM_Application_Form-June2013(Ethiopia).pdf
Agenda: http://www.empower.net.in/webimages/PSCM-Agenda-June2013-ETHIOPIA.pdf
Newsletter: http://www.empower.net.in/webimages/Newletter-PSCM2013,Pattaya.pdf
Registration must be completed by May 31, 2013
Co-ordinator,
Procurement and Supply Chain Management Course
international.course@empower.net.in
New Delhi, India
+91 9313479762
Skype: info@empower.net.in
Professor Paul S. Lalvani
Dean & Director
Empower School of Health
India
paul.lalvani@empower.net.in