2021 Prize Competition

Challenges in managing supply chains to deliver good 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. We seek to recognize such organizations with the GHSCS Prize for Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence, celebrating and sharing the 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.

The eligible Low and Low-Middle Income countries are listed in the World Bank website http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups

To be considered for the prize, submit your entry on or before October 29th, 2021.  Up to four projects will be invited to present their work at the 14^th GHSCS Summit to be held virtually between December 7-9, 2021. The organization with a winning submission will be recognized with a $2500 prize; all runners up will receive certificates recognizing their finalist selection. The review panel will be comprised of experts with experience in global health contexts. This panel will review submitted projects to select the finalists and judge the final presentations during the Summit to select a winner. None of the reviewers will be involved in any of the projects themselves.

Please note that past year finalists may re-apply but will have to include a justification of additional work and outcomes since their last submission. Past winning projects, however, are not eligible for submission.

Submissions should be comprised of the following elements:

• Description of location, organization and project along with the duration of the project.
• Detailed specification of the intervention or idea that was implemented. Ideas/interventions implemented can be broad and vary from inventory systems, technology, information systems, transport, forecasting, coordination, etc.
• Specification of metrics used to describe and measure the impact of the project before and after; inclusion of health outcome measures in addition to supply chain measures will be particularly valued.
• Description of tracking, analysis, decisions made along the way as the project unfolded. Please include intermediate reports that were prepared and how the performance metrics tracked. Documentation of details can be in the form of reports, actual data sheets, delivery manifests, etc.
• Description of challenges faced and how they were overcome.
• Outline of a system, if any, of how performance of the project will continue to improve in the future.
• A summary of key achievements of the project and key factors that enabled success.
• Discussion of an honest assessment of longer term sustainability of the project.
• What can other locations (countries or organizations) learn from your project?
• List the different organizations and funding entities involved, with specifics.
• Project author(s) organizational affiliation, emails and contact phone numbers.
• Length of the main submission: Not to exceed 3000 words + exhibits. Please feel free to attach any documents in the Appendix that will enable us to understand your project.

Submitting authors should be available for up to two conference calls with the review panel representatives – please provide contact phone numbers and email addresses with your application. Email your submission documents to ghsc.summit@gmail.com (use the subject line GHSCS Prize Submission) by October 29th, 2021.