Quantification of Health Commodities: Forecasting and Supply Planning

Description

1.  What you will learn

This training workshop will allow participants to improve their forecasting and supply planning skills. Participants will learn to understand the data requirements, the key steps in quantification, and select the appropriate forecasting methodology and tools.

2.  Objectives of the Workshop

This workshop will build the capacity of supply chain practitioners and service providers within the public and private sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as the Ministries of Health and their implementing agencies, hospitals, and other private sector practitioners engaged in the quantification of health commodities.

The workshop will also contribute to bridging existing capacity gaps within organizations and ensure the availability of competent human resources to support and strengthen quantification and the supply chain management system in general.

3.  Who can participate in this training?

This training workshop is intended for procurement and supply chain practitioners and professionals working in the health sector and working for governmental and non-governmental entities, including:

• Pharmacists
• Pharmacist Technicians
• Medical officers  
• Hospital procurement and supply managers
• Tender committee members in the healthcare industry
• Medical stores managers
• Supply chain lecturers, researchers and students;
• Suppliers and manufacturers of health commodities
• Officers performing similar roles

4.  Workshop Details

5.  Investment

Your investment for the in-person two-day workshop is GH¢1000.00 per person. This investment will cover your fees, training materials, a buffet lunch and two snack breaks each day, and a certificate of participation.

The cost to attend virtually via Zoom is GH¢300.00 per person. Training materials and a certificate of participation will be provided electronically.

Discounts are available to organizations with multiple participants.

6.  Registration Deadline

Space is limited!  The registration deadline is 18th July 2022.

About CARISCA

The Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain – Africa (CARISCA) is a partnership between Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Arizona State University (ASU) in the United States supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Its mission is to provide best-in-class professional training and degree programs, advance research excellence and knowledge translation, and foster innovation in supply chain management in Ghana and beyond.

Learn more: https://carisca.knust.edu.gh/ 

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