This is an eLearning course aimed at providing trainees with a strong foundation in health supply chain financial management. It covers an overview of health supply chain management, budgeting in health supply chain financial management, health supply transactions and sales management, financial inventory management within the health supply chain, and health supply chain financial report management. Additionally, the course addresses the monitoring and evaluation of health supply chain financial management, as well as the financial impact of health supply chain management.
Inventory Analytics and Optimization
Course Summary
Course Title - Health Supply Chain Project Management
Summary
This training course equips health professionals at all levels with knowledge, attitudes, and skills to effectively manage health supply chain (HSC) projects. Participants will learn to apply supply chain and project management principles, initiate and plan projects, ensure quality, and execute strategies that improve community health outcomes. The course emphasizes sustainable project design, monitoring, and controlling practices to strengthen health systems.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply principles of supply chain and project management.
- Explain project initiation processes and outputs.
- Discuss project quality management planning.
- Demonstrate project management skills in executing supply chain strategies.
- Appreciate the benefits of monitoring and controlling in HSC project management.
- Use HSC project management practices to improve community health.
- Design sustainable health supply chain projects.
General Instructions
- Read all objectives before starting each session.
- Follow the course sequence in the order provided.
- Complete interactive activities such as reflections, quizzes, and discussions.
- Total course duration: approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Certification Criteria
- Complete all course sessions.
- Finish every reflection and quiz.
- Score at least 70% on all assessments.
- Ensure all work is original and de‑identified.
- Complete requirements within 1 month.
References
- Health Supply Chain Project Management Training Manual, Senselet, Ethiopia, 2023
- Ayers, J.B. (2004). Supply Chain Project Management: A Structured Collaborative and Measurable Approach (2nd Ed.)
- Min, H. (2014). Supply Chain Management: Basic Concepts and Principles
- USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – A Practical Guide for the Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities
- WHO (2004, 1999, 2003, 2020). Various manuals and technical reports on pharmaceutical procurement, storage, and distribution practices
