E-DRUG: February 27 webinar Decision Support Systems Public Health Supply Chains
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Dear e-drug community,
Just a reminder that the webinar on Decision Support Systems in supply chain is this Thursday.
We hope many of you are able to join!
Please register for the webinar at
https://path.zoom.us/meeting/register/upUrdO-tqjsqbA6TGifBEZq6cJWAqrJnQw
See more information below.
Kind regards,
Kevin
Kevin Pilz, Senior Supply Chain Advisor
kpilz@usaid.gov
Phone: +1(202)674-3437
USAID and the Gates Foundation recently worked with Digital Square and
Accenture Development Partnerships to examine the role that Decision
Support Systems (DSS) can play in strengthening public health supply chain
performance and improving access to essential medicines.
The Full Report and a brief Executive Summary from this work have recently been published
https://digitalsquare.org/resourcesrepository/dss
You are invited to this webinar to discuss the research, the results, and what it means for public health supply chains.
Many leading organizations managing global or developed country supply
chains are leveraging DSS to deal with the inherent complexity of supply
chains and manage their risk. This led us to ask: Are there opportunities
to use DSS to transform public health in developing countries and improve
health outcomes? The research aimed to answer that question by highlighting
the opportunities that DSS represent for public health supply chains in
developing countries, and understanding the path to their implementation.
Specifically, the three objectives of the research were to:
-> Review the current use of DSS in supply chains to understand successes,
challenges for implementation in PHDC supply chains, and key approaches to
overcoming these challenges.
-> Define the transformative impact of DSS on public health supply chain
outcomes.
-> Recommend investment-ready and promising applications of DSS in public
health supply chains for various maturity levels.
The results of this research show that there are real opportunities for DSS
to strengthen public health supply chains. Some applications of DSS are
already being used in developing country environments, particularly in
increasing visibility across supply chains. But, there is much more that we
can do together! The webinar will discuss the findings of this research,
the opportunities that exist, and respond to questions from webinar
participants.
We look forward to your participation in the webinar!