Free online Trg Course: Procurement & Supply Mgt

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E-DRUG: Free Online Training Course on PSM

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Dear E-Drug Subscribers,

A free online training course on Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) for

pharmaceuticals was launched on August 19 by the United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP). The online training course, Introduction to Procurement and

Supply Management for Pharmaceuticals,<http://www.sifylivewire.com/undp/> is

open to anyone interested or specialized in procurement and supply chain

management for Global Fund health programmes by simply accessing the training

website<http://www.sifylivewire.com/undp/>.

The course has been developed to help participants acquire the basics on PSM,

learn more about health products and better manage procurement and quality

assurance processes. This online training course will contribute to ensuring

uninterrupted supply of quality medicines and health products, which is critical

in the success of the Global Fund programmes. Supply of goods can also easily

absorb 50% of the grant budget, and thus, it requires the priority attention of

the management.

The course has been developed as a collaborative effort. World Health

Organisation's AIDS Medicines and Diagnostics Service

(AMDS)<http://www.who.int/hiv/amds/en/> and the partners of its network for

supply management of HIV commodities have largely contributed to the source text

and validated the technical document in 2010.

This 12-hour course consists of Product Selection, Quantification, Procurement,

Inventory Management, Quality Assurance and PSM Tool Box. Each lesson can be run

individually and at the pace of the individual. The Course can be accessed here:

http://www.sifylivewire.com/undp/

Contact: Volker Welter, Senior Procurement Advisor of UNDP, at

Volker.Welter@...<mailto:Volker.Welter@...> or Guy Rino Meyers,

Procurement Advisor, at

guy.rino.meyers@...<mailto:guy.rino.meyers@...> with any questions you

may have.

Morana Song (Ms.)

Communication Consultant

Procurement Support Office (PSO) / Bureau of Management (BoM)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

17th Floor, DC-1 Bldg.

One UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017

Tel. No. +1 (212) 906 5718

Email : morana.song@...

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