Publications by authors named "Michael Egharevba"
Presenting a Framework to Professionalize Health Supply Chain Management.
Glob Health Sci Pract
October 2024
Introduction: Many countries have an insufficient supply of adequately skilled supply chain workers to manage health commodities, and no global standards in education or experience exist for the supply chain management (SCM) workforce managing health products. We present a professionalization framework for the health SCM workforce that provides a systematic process that countries can use to standardize and elevate the health SCM profession.
Methods: In 2019, semistructured interviews were conducted with individuals from 10 leading organizations supporting in-country public health supply chains to explore approaches for an SCM professionalization framework.
Article Synopsis
- Effective supply chains in Rwanda’s health sector face challenges due to a limited and unskilled workforce in supply chain management (SCM), necessitating an understanding of factors influencing the supply and demand for SCM professionals.
- Data was gathered through interviews with 39 key stakeholders to explore how their perspectives on skills mismatches, lack of career structures, and inadequate educational curricula affect the availability of SCM workers.
- Findings highlight that both the supply and demand for SCM professionals are poorly defined, with financial constraints and gaps between job requirements and available skills being significant barriers in the recruitment and training of SCM personnel.