PtD was established in 2011 when 79 institutions came together at WHO headquarters and pledged to strengthen the capacity of the health supply chain workforce while promoting the professionalisation of supply chain roles within the health system.

Housed in UNICEF’s Supply Division in Copenhagen, PtD is governed by its coalition members who represent governments, international donors, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, professional associations and private companies.

Rooted in the notion that without trained professionals to manage health supply chains health commodities do not reach the patients who need them, PtD’s approach has three strands:

• PtD convenes its coalition members and partners, all of whom have the same ambition: to improve health outcomes.
• PtD coordinates its network of member organisations by providing technical leadership and encouraging collaboration.
• PtD advocates interventions that improve the demand and supply of qualified health supply chain professionals. Its goal is to create a competent, supported and adequately staffed supply chain workforce that is deployed across the public and private sectors within the health system.

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The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) is supporting the Global Indaba for the second year running. It is the global leader in supply chain organisational transformation, innovation and leadership. As the largest non-profit association for supply chain, ASCM is an unbiased partner, connecting companies around the world to the newest thought leadership on all aspects of supply chain.

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In more than 100 countries around the globe, Chemonics’ 6,000 local specialists deliver lasting results to the communities in which they live and work. Chemonics works hand-in-hand with governments and local partners to address some of the world’s most challenging health issues, with the understanding that complex health problems require integrated solutions.

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JSI provides innovative management consulting and technical assistance incorporating a broad range of skills. It does so in collaboration with government agencies, the private sector and local nonprofit and civil society organisations to identify and implement solutions to public health challenges. It works within communities and relies on local staff to ground its approach in a deep understanding of those who will benefit.

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The International Association of Public Health Logisticians was established in 2007 to promote the professionalisation of the field of public health logistics through education and information sharing. The association supports logisticians worldwide by providing a forum for members to network, exchange ideas, and improve skills. Members come from over 150 countries, a variety of professional backgrounds, and represent all levels of the supply chain.

IAPHL’s vision is world where strong and well-run supply chains reach all people with life-saving health products.

It’s mission is to enable people working in public health supply chains, especially in the global south, to connect, learn and succeed.

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Pharmaceutical Systems Africa is an in-country, team-owned organisation that provides a wide range of skills and expertise in the pharmaceutical supply and management value chain within country contexts. It’s staff comprises experienced health technicians including public health doctors, health economists, hospital managers, pharmacists, social economists and logisticians.

The organisation strives to engage qualified staff drawn from the countries within which it implements projects and provide comprehensive in-country training. Its core staff has deep and broad knowledge of country-specific factors that enhance pharmaceutical management system efficiency and have years of combined experience addressing pharmaceutical management bottlenecks at the local level.

Its technical strategy and outputs are quality-assured by a board of eight advisors; these are drawn from the United States, Canada, Finland, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Ghana.

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MSH works shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong and sustainable health systems.

MSH advances knowledge and technology globally to support people locally to achieve health for all. From health ministry to community, private sector to civil society, as trusted advisors, it makes the foundational changes that support the whole health system. MSH works shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong, resilient, sustainable health systems.

It is a mission-driven, global health non-profit organisation and for over 50 years has focused on the people at the heart of the health system in each environment in which we work.

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With over 25 years’ experience in organising and delivering global events, Upavon is the Indaba’s conference planning partner. The leaders in professional event management, Upavon knows that the smallest area of responsibility is the most visible to the conference attendee and often to the client. The annual SAPICS conference is one event organised by Upavon that you may be familiar with.

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Mahidol University is one of the most prestigious universities in Thailand, internationally known and recognized for the high calibre of research and teaching by its faculty, and its outstanding achievements in teaching, research, international academic collaboration and professional services. This diversified institution now offers top quality programs in numerous social and cultural disciplines, including the most doctoral programs of any institution in Thailand, yet has maintained its traditional excellence in medicine and the sciences.

Its mission is “to excel in health, sciences, arts, and innovation with integrity for the betterment of Thai society and the benefit of mankind.”

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