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The importance of quality risk management in global health supply chains
By Manusika Rai, PFSCM Product Quality Assurance Manager based in the Netherlands. What is the probability of risks occurring in the supply chain? How can we detect these supply chains risks? What are the consequences of these risks? These are just some of the...
Creating resilient health supply chains through localization strategies
Localization as a means of supply chain compression has been an industry trend for some years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of shortening supply chains to improve resilience while reducing risks, costs, and waste. In health supply chain...
Tendering and other best practices for sustainable sourcing
The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM), a procurement services agent and 4PL service provider, has extensive experience in managing tenders for health products and related services. PFSCM uses full and open competitive procedures to facilitate the timely...
Paving the way for compliant cold chain shipping beyond diagnostics
by Sinette Goosen, PFSCM Communications Officer based in the Netherlands. The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) has recently strengthened its cold chain capabilities, not only to meet and exceed the changing needs of our clients, but also to prepare for...
Innovating and adapting to manage changes in the health product regulatory environment
by Maite Barthel, PFSCM Product Quality Assurance Officer based in the Netherlands. Global health supply chain organizations must comply with laws and regulations relevant to their sector, scope of work, and business processes. Owing to the complexity of the...
World AIDS Day 2019: Supply Chains in the Fight to End HIV/AIDS
by Sinette Goosen, PFSCM Communications Officer based in the Netherlands. The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) was established to improve and strengthen supply chains and health systems to bring lifesaving HIV diagnostic, prevention, and treatment...
RHSC Conference brings forth joint statement on oxytocin management and guiding principles on QA
by Michele Weaverling On March 25-28, 2019, PFSCM attended the 19th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (#RHSupplies2019) in Katmandu, Nepal, from which two important pieces of news emerged. Firstly, WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA issued a...
Non-tarrif barriers: why do they exist and how does PFSCM navigate this environment
by Chris Warren Non-tariff barriers are non-tax measures encountered during the importation of commodities. These are frequently encountered by the Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) during importation processes. Some of these contribute little to delays...
“Red Zone” happens every year; here’s what to do about it
By Andy Savoy-Burke, PFSCM Senior 4PL Services Officer. What is the Red Zone? Holiday shopping, and the supply chains that meet that demand, are the main cause of the largest annual demand fluctuation in cargo prices. This affects the containerized ocean and air cargo...
Much progress made by the GAP-f working group in recent months
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations (GAP-f) — an evolving collaboration among a number of partner organizations — has continued to develop in 2018 and has announced some recent key accomplishments: New website The GAP-f website has been launched, which...
World Malaria Day 2018: Reflecting on the public health supply chain with a focus on IRS
Globally, the efforts to end malaria in endemic, high-burden countries are vast and ongoing. The fight against malaria brings together thousands of entities, from researchers, manufacturers, governments, and funders, to humanitarian groups and non-government...
A look at the supply chain implications of TB regimen changes
Even though tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it is still, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), responsible for 4,500 deaths a day. The reasons behind this are complex and interwoven, ranging from educational and social issues, to a lack of early...
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