Supply chains are a key aspect of almost every public health program. While often overlooked, the global COVID-19 pandemic made evident that efficient supply chains and their management determine whether life-saving health technologies reach the people who need them most. This dynamic, seven-week course has a strong experiential component to enhance learning including simulations and interviewing subject area experts about current supply chain management innovations and challenges. You will learn not only how to manage product delivery through complex systems but also how to design and develop markets so that the right technologies are developed, affordable, and consistently available where they are needed most. Through a mix of practical training and real-world engagement, the course introduces core supply chain building blocks – system design, assessment, quantification, procurement, inventory control, and logistics management information systems – anchored in both global and domestic health contexts. A certificate in supply chain management at the end of the course is an additional benefit and qualification in your curriculum.

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