International Association of Public Health Logisiticians
This framework outlines core competencies needed by transportation providers to carry out successful transactions; differentiating between requisite theoretical knowledge and practical skills for transportation professionals.... Read more
Author: Transaid - Transport for Life
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Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
The purpose of this document is to share lessons learned in decentralized distribution of LLINs. It is intended for national malaria control programs and partners involved in procuring, importing, and distributing LLINs.... Read more
Author: Roll Back Malaria
Technical area: Storage and distribution
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Language: English
The purpose of this document is to share lessons learned in decentralized distribution of LLINs. It is intended for national malaria control programs and partners involved in procuring, importing, and distributing LLINs.... Read more
Author: Roll Back Malaria
Technical area: Storage and distribution
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Language: French
When it comes to expanding medical supply chains in the developing world, there is much to be learned from Coca-Cola’s global-scale production and distribution model, and there is much to be borrowed. There is also much that is impossible to replicate.... Read more
Author: Stanford Social Innovation Review
Technical area: Private sector
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Language: English
This brief describes the nationwide scale up of ITNs in Zambia to achieve an average of 3 ITNs per household. It compares different methods and results, in terms of costs and time required, for two mass ITN distribution models (centralized versus de-centralized).... Read more
Author: Abdirahman Mohamed, Cecilia Katebe, Zambia Ministry of Health, Fay Venegas, PATH, John Miller, MPH, PATH MACEPA, Kafula Silumbe, PATH MACEPA, Paul C. Libiszowski, MBA, PATH MACEPA, Richard W. Steketee, MD, MPH, PATH MACEPA, Roll Back Malaria
Technical area: Storage and distribution
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Language: French
This brief describes the nationwide scale up of ITNs in Zambia to achieve an average of 3 ITNs per household. It compares different methods and results, in terms of costs and time required, for two mass ITN distribution models (centralized versus de-centralized).... Read more
Author: Abdirahman Mohamed, Cecilia Katebe, Zambia Ministry of Health, Fay Venegas, PATH, John Miller, MPH, PATH MACEPA, Kafula Silumbe, PATH MACEPA, Paul C. Libiszowski, MBA, PATH MACEPA, Richard W. Steketee, MD, MPH, PATH MACEPA, Roll Back Malaria
Technical area: Storage and distribution
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Language: English
This short technical brief outlines the opportunities, risks, and recommended best practices associated with ocean shippment of vaccines.... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain, Storage and distribution
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Language: English
This logistics brief reviews how the USAID DELIVER Project carried out a costing study to test 6 hypothetical delivery scenarios of the Delivery Team Topping Up (DTTU) method in Zimbabwe. The cost effectiveness of each scenario is discussed.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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Document type: Country reports
Language: English
This document provides guidance in the design of systems for community-based distribution (CBD) programs for program managers and other stakeholders in designing and implementing stronger and more sustainable supply chains for their CBD programs. The guide is intended to serve as a resource of tools that can be modified and... Read more
Author: Erin Hasselberg, John Snow Inc, Julia Byington, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
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Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Competency Model is depicted in a graphic form and described in the accompanied narrative. It outlines the competencies for these professions based on the specialization and specificity of the application of skills.... Read more
Author: U.S. Department of Labor
Technical area: Human resources
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Language: English