Health Facilities Supply Chain Management Curriculum

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• Health Facilities Supply Chain Management Core-Curriculum

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  Introduction

  Tailored specifically for the global health industry, this supply chain management course addresses the distinct demands of the field. It is designed to accommodate the diverse roles undertaken by health workers across various levels of the health supply chain. Health workers will be taken through crucial topics such as customer-centric service, Logistics Management Information Systems, Storage and distribution, and inventory management. These topics are presented in a manner that is directly relevant to the responsibilities of the participants within the health system. The course ensures that learners acquire the necessary knowledge to comprehend the nature and context of their supply chain roles, empowering them to effectively fulfill their responsibilities at their respective levels.

  Purpose 

  The goal of this course is to address the specific demands of the public health supply chains, with content tailored to accommodate the health supply chain roles of health care workers at the facility level.

  Expected Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the fundamental principles underlying a health logistics system and its role in ensuring the quality and safety of health products during the supply chain process.

  2. Assess and articulate the significance of visual inspections in maintaining the integrity and safety of health products during the dispensing phase, identifying potential signs of damage, tampering, or expiration.

  3. Demonstrate knowledge of proper storage techniques for health commodities at home and in health facilities to uphold their efficacy, and describe appropriate disposal methods for medicines or health products to prevent misuse and environmental hazards.

  4. Apply inventory management concepts such as max-min principles to determine quantities for ordering health commodities and conduct stock status assessments, identify appropriate actions to minimize and manage wastage, and maintain consistent stock levels.

  5. Illustrate the procedures involved in receiving health commodities, and arranging them in a store by following proper storage guidelines and handling techniques. Understand the significance of conducting physical counts, cycle counting, or comprehensive inventory checks and describe the process of issuing health commodities to various sections within a facility, to community health workers, for outreach, or redistribution purposes.

  6. Demonstrate ability to fill and use Logistics Management Information System  (LMIS) tools related to the collection, reporting, and management of health commodities both manually and electronically.

  7. Articulate the significance of capturing and utilizing data for supply chain decision-making, encompassing data collection, data management, data analytics, and data interpretation. Additionally, they will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to measure the performance of health supply chains at health facilities.

  
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• Module 1: Understanding the Client's Needs

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• Module 2: Logistics Management Information Systems

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• Module 3: Inventory Management
  • This module is specifically tailored to assist health workers in developing proficient inventory management skills essential for ensuring adequate and appropriate stock levels. It focuses on elucidating the fundamental principles and strategies vital for effective inventory control within health settings.

    Purpose

    This module is designed to equip health workers with comprehensive skills and knowledge essential for proficient inventory management practices including ordering and receiving commodities within health settings building their competencies in: 

    1. Ordering essential health commodities.

    2. Receiving  Health Commodities.

    3. Storing Health Commodities.

    4. Issuing Health Commodities.

    5. Dispensing Health Commodities.

    6. Conducting routine physical stock counts of inventory on hand, emphasizing documentation to maintain accurate inventory records.

    7.  Assessing and monitoring stock levels effectively, ensuring the maintenance of adequate inventory at all times to meet health demands.

    8. Effective redistribution of overstocked or near-expiry health commodities to other health facilities, optimizing resource utilization.

    9. Implementing inventory management rules and protocols, ensuring adherence to established guidelines for efficient inventory control.

    Expected Learning Outcomes

    By the end of this module, the health worker will be able to: 

    1. Apply/implement the principles of max-min inventory management specifically tailored to ordering health commodities, ensuring efficient stock replenishment.

    2. Quantify the commodity needs of a Health facility using the consumption method.

    3. Describe the appropriate procedures and records used in receiving Health Commodities.

    4. Describe the appropriate procedures and records to store Health commodities.

    5. Describe the appropriate procedures,forms and records to issue Health commodities.

    6. Describe the appropriate procedures and records to dispense Health Commodities.

    7. Explain the fundamental concept of max-min inventory management, outlining its principles and significance in maintaining optimal stock levels.

    8. Perform comprehensive stock status assessments, proficiently analyzing inventory levels and identifying appropriate actions to rectify shortages or surpluses.

    9. Describe the step-by-step process involved in conducting physical inventory counts, including cycle counting methodologies to maintain accurate inventory records.

    
    

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    Ordering of Health Commodities SCORM package

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    Stock Status Assessment SCORM package

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    Management of Unfit Health Commodities SCORM package

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    Routine Physical Stock Count SCORM package

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    Tracking the Expiry of Health Commodities SCORM package

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  • Congratulations! You have now come to the end of Module 3: Inventory Management. In this module, you looked at the comprehensive skills and knowledge essential for proficient inventory management practices including ordering and receiving commodities within health settings building your competencies in: 

    1. Ordering essential health commodities.

    2. Receiving  Health Commodities.

    3. Storing Health Commodities.

    4. Issuing Health Commodities.

    5. Dispensing Health Commodities.

    6. Conducting routine physical stock counts of inventory on hand, emphasizing documentation to maintain accurate inventory records.

    7.  Assessing and monitoring stock levels effectively, ensuring the maintenance of adequate inventory at all times to meet health demands.

    8. Effective redistribution of overstocked or near-expiry health commodities to other health facilities, optimizing resource utilization.

    9. Implementing inventory management rules and protocols, ensuring adherence to established guidelines for efficient inventory control.

    
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