2021 Prize Competition Winner & Finalists
About the Competition
Challenges in managing supply chains to deliver health outcomes in global health contexts abound, particularly when factors beyond the control of supply chain managers such as infrastructure, port clearance delays, weather, governance issues, location of clinics, human resource capabilities, etc. all impact success. Despite such challenges, we see stories of remarkable success in improving health delivery and outcomes that leverage partnerships between organizations, and in cooperation with governments, NGOs and donors, deploying innovative and appropriate technology and human resource practices. Each year, we seek to recognize such organizations by celebrating & sharing practices that have delivered documented success.
Up to four projects typically are invited to present their work at the Summit. The organization with a winning submission is recognized with a monetary prize. The review panel is comprised of experts with experience in global health contexts but are not involved in any of the projects themselves.
This year’s judges were:
- Ann Allen, Program Officer, Supply Chain Systems, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Ehijie Enato, Professor, University of Benin
- Molly Guy, Senior Program Officer NCDs, PATH
- David Katerere, Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
2021 Grand Prize Winner
This case talk showed how KEMSA’s electronic proof of delivery, ePOD, a mobile application, was successfully applied to enhance end-to-end supply chain visibility, efficiency, and accountability in resource-constrained setups. Submitted by Martin Mwenda, Douglas Onyancha, and John Wanjohi of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority.
*This talk is 2nd in the Track 1 recording linked above.
2021 Competition Finalists
In order of presentation:
Supporting the Malawi Ministry of Health to adapt the public health supply chain to respond to COVID-19 effectively and efficiently –This talk described the role that GHSC-PSM played in assisting the Malawi Ministry of Health in the implementation of the national vaccine deployment plan, which ensured timely planning and distribution of vaccines and supplementary supplies in all 28 districts in Malawi. Submitted by Charles Nzawa (lead author), Denver Raisi, and Daniel Taddesse of GHSC-PSM and Mphatso Mtenje of Malawi Ministry of Health.
Supply Chain Alternatives for the Last Mile (SCALE) –This talk focuses on a three-year project by inSupply Health called Supply Chain Alternatives for the Last Mile (SCALE) in four arid and semi arid land counties in Kenya that aimed to address inequities in access to health commodities by developing sustainable, scalable, and community-based distribution models. Submitted by Danielson Kennedy Onyango, Joyce Owola, George Okello, and Mirriam Chege of inSupply Health.
Malawi Ministry of Health and partners adapt the public health supply chain to swiftly and effectively distribute COVID-19 vaccines –This talk focuses on this often overlooked component: the digital transformation of the regulatroy system, beginning with the theory, rationale and need for digital transforming of the regulatory system, and then a practical example of one countnry’s experience doing so.. Submitted by Charles Nzawa, GHSC-PSM; Contributing authors: Denver Raisi and Daniel Taddesse, GHSC-PSM; Mphatso Mtenje, Malawi Ministry of Health.