VillageReach is a global non-profit that works to transform health care delivery to reach everyone. A critical part of health care delivery is getting products to people. By building stronger public health supply chains that deliver lifesaving vaccines and medicines, people everywhere can access the health care they need to thrive. Join VillageReach’s Director of Supply Chain Tiwonge Mkandawire for conversations about what it means to have an integrated supply chain. Supply chains of the future need to be resilient, people-centered, equitable and sustainable and VillageReach’s Integration Framework offers an avenue to achieve these attributes within a public health supply chain. Listen each month to learn about different components of integration and hear from other global health experts. Download and read our Integration Framework to learn more.
Products to People
Claim This Podcastby VillageReach
Podcast Overview
VillageReach is a global non-profit that works to transform health care delivery to reach everyone. A critical part of health care delivery is getting products to people. By building stronger public health supply chains that deliver lifesaving vaccines and medicines, people everywhere can access the health care they need to thrive. Join VillageReach’s Director of Supply Chain Tiwonge Mkandawire for conversations about what it means to have an integrated supply chain. Supply chains of the future need to be resilient, people-centered, equitable and sustainable and VillageReach’s Integration Framework offers an avenue to achieve these attributes within a public health supply chain. Listen each month to learn about different components of integration and hear from other global health experts. Download and read our Integration Framework to learn more.
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
11/4/2022
2 verified contact emails on file for Products to People
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
March 14, 2023
Supply Chain Workforce Professionalization
During this episode Tiwonge speaks with Lloyd Matowe, CEO of Pharmaceutical Systems Africa, about the importance of recognizing supply chain work as a profession in Africa. Regardless of who is managing health products, be it pharmacists or a new workforce cadre, managing supply chains is a skillset that requires training. Tiwonge and Lloyd discuss how African countries can achieve this, and stress that high-performing supply chains must have a sustainable pipeline of locally, adequately trained supply chain professionals. Lloyd has many years of experience as a pharmacist and at the time of recording this episode he was chair of the People that Deliver Coalition. His term ended in January 2023. Listen now! Read VillageReach’s Supply Chain Integration Framework to learn more: www.productstopeople.org. Learn more about supply chain workforce professionalization. VillageReach resources: Getting started with Supply Chain Professionalization People that Deliver: Supply Chain Management Professionalization Framework Links: VillageReach: Supply Chain Professionalization Pharmaceutical Systems Africa People that Deliver Tiwonge Mkandawire on LinkedIn Lloyd Matowe on LinkedIn Read Episode Blog
February 13, 2023
Increasing Private Sector Capacity
During this episode Tiwonge speaks with Remi Adeseun, Director of Salient Advisory about the untapped private sector potential in Africa. A number of local private sector companies are available to strengthen public health supply chain capacity in a variety of ways such as distributing health products, providing discrete activities (warehousing, transportation or cold chain maintenance) and integrating technology. However, these resources remain largely underutilized in many African countries. Adeseun discusses important elements of strong public-private partnerships and how governments can create an enabling environment to increase private sector participation in the public health supply chain. Listen now to learn more about private sector capacity in Africa. Read VillageReach’s Supply Chain Integration Framework to learn more: www.productstopeople.org. Learn more about the Investing in Innovation (I3) Program at Salient Advisory: Investing in Innovation Program: Inaugural Cohort Salient Advisory's 2022 report on Innovations in Digitizing Distribution of Health Products Links: VillageReach Salient Advisory Tiwonge Mkandawire on LinkedIn Remi Adeseun on LinkedIn Read Episode Blog
January 10, 2023
Getting Supplies Beyond the Health Facility
During this episode Tiwonge speaks with Madeleine Ballard, executive director of the Community Health Impact Coalition, and Dickson Nassim Mbewe, a senior health surveillance assistant (community health worker) with the Malawi Ministry of Health. An important component of the VillageReach Supply Chain Integration Framework is how to get health products beyond the health facility and into the communities. An important vehicle for this is community health workers (CHWs), who are often the only contact people in hard-to-reach communities have with the public health system in Africa. Madeleine opens the show by explaining what CHWs do and their contributions to the health system, including their huge impact in terms of saving lives. Dickson then gives his perspective as a CHW serving his community for the last 17 years, describing the preventive and curative services he provides. But CHWs can not provide these critical services without consistent access to health products. Listen to the conversation as Madeleine and Dickson discuss some of the challenges CHWs face and how to address these challenges and ensure CHWs are supervised, counted, supplied, paid and integrated into public health supply chains. Listen now to learn more about the important role of CHWs. Read the most recent research on CHWs access to essential medicines from CHIC. Read VillageReach’s Supply Chain Integration Framework to learn more: www.productstopeople.org. Read more about VillageReach’s Supply Chain for Community Health Workers solution. Links: VillageReach Community Health Impact Coalition Dickson Nassim Mbewe Madeleine Ballard on LinkedIn Tiwonge Mkandawire on LinkedIn Read Episode Blog
5 total episodes available
Deep-dive analytics for Products to People
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is Products to People?
- How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.