FINE-TUNING LEADERSHIP FOR INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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Guidelines provide training and practical tools for managing health supply chains in Nigeria, focusing on medicines and vaccines. They target supply chain managers at federal, state, and facility levels. This aims to improve leadership skills and ensure consistent availability of health commodities.
FINE-TUNING LEADERSHIP FOR INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
What Is This Policy?
A training and guidance document for health supply chain leaders in Nigeria, providing practical tools for managing the supply of medicines, vaccines, and health commodities across the Nigerian health system.
Who Does It Target?
Supply chain managers at federal and state levels Pharmacy and logistics officers at health facilities State logistics management coordinating units (LMCUs) NAFDAC, NNPC, and NSCIP supply chain officials
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Improve the leadership and management competencies of health supply chain managers to ensure medicines and health commodities are consistently available at all service delivery points.
Key Features
Leadership Skills: Develops leadership competencies including data use, team management, and decision-making for supply chain managers. Supply Chain Systems: Provides guidance on managing the integrated logistics system from manufacturer to patient. Data Use: Emphasises data-driven decision-making using LMIS data for ordering, distribution, and reporting. Problem Solving: Uses case studies and role plays to build practical supply chain problem-solving skills.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active — training delivered through supply chain leadership programmes Coverage: Federal and state health supply chain managers Beneficiaries: Health system; patients through better medicine availability Funding: USAID DELIVER Project; Federal Government
How to Access
Supply chain managers: access training through state LMCUs or FMOH supply chain programmes Training materials available from USAID Deliver and FMOH logistics division Application method: Engage Federal Ministry of Health Supply Chain Division or state LMCUs.
Important Terms
Good supply chain management is essential to prevent stock-outs of essential medicines Data quality in LMIS is the foundation of effective supply chain decisions Supply chain leadership is distinct from technical supply chain management — both are needed
Official Resources
Website: https://www.health.gov.ng Contact: Federal Ministry of Health — Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Division
Legal Framework
Issued under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain programme. Operates under the National Health Act 2014, the Public Procurement Act 2007 (for health commodity procurement), the NAFDAC Act (for medicine quality), and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Act. Aligns with WHO Model Supply Chain Management guidelines and the Global Fund supply chain resilience framework.