Bernard Lugongo
THE
Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus in partnership with the Kuehne
Foundation have started a programme that would build capacity of workers
focusing on healthcare and humanitarian logistics in a bid to improve
the supply chain in the sector. Principal of the University, Dr Lucy
Masoi, said the programme has come at the right time when the country
faces challenges of losing
medical supplies due to poor skills on healthcare logistics.
The recent work by Ageron et al (2018) analysed health care logistics and supply chain-issues and challenges. Healthcare and humanitarian logistics challenges have been seen as bringing drawbacks and hindering individual and organisations development.
“However, still there are opportunities to rectify and create opportunities to make the healthcare and humanitarian logistics an area of great development,” pointed out Dr Masoi, while officially opening a seminar on Thursday in Dar es Salaam.
On his side, Dr Omary Swalehe, the Programme Coordinator at the University, noted that the Kuehne Foundation supports the sector because it was part of the programmes implemented in the region.
The Kuehne Foundation supports African universities by engaging them in such programmes of logistics and supply chains to build their capacity.
He said the seminar was about health care and humanitarian logistics which consists of procurement.
The event was presided over by Medical Store Department (MSD) and Tanzania People’s Defence Force representatives as well as other participants.
“We have other participants from different institutions. Our aim was to see this knowledge shared across the country,” Dr Swalehe added, On his side, Mr Worf- Christian Noske from Kuehne Foundation hinted that what they normally do was to upgrade skills of the staff in the realm.
“We strongly believe that in order to overcome poverty in a sustainable way it is necessary to build up logistics capacity in Colleges and upgrade the skills of the lecturers of the Colleges.
Tanzania would therefore improve the logistics on its own instead of depending on foreign,” he said.
medical supplies due to poor skills on healthcare logistics.
The recent work by Ageron et al (2018) analysed health care logistics and supply chain-issues and challenges. Healthcare and humanitarian logistics challenges have been seen as bringing drawbacks and hindering individual and organisations development.
“However, still there are opportunities to rectify and create opportunities to make the healthcare and humanitarian logistics an area of great development,” pointed out Dr Masoi, while officially opening a seminar on Thursday in Dar es Salaam.
On his side, Dr Omary Swalehe, the Programme Coordinator at the University, noted that the Kuehne Foundation supports the sector because it was part of the programmes implemented in the region.
The Kuehne Foundation supports African universities by engaging them in such programmes of logistics and supply chains to build their capacity.
He said the seminar was about health care and humanitarian logistics which consists of procurement.
The event was presided over by Medical Store Department (MSD) and Tanzania People’s Defence Force representatives as well as other participants.
“We have other participants from different institutions. Our aim was to see this knowledge shared across the country,” Dr Swalehe added, On his side, Mr Worf- Christian Noske from Kuehne Foundation hinted that what they normally do was to upgrade skills of the staff in the realm.
“We strongly believe that in order to overcome poverty in a sustainable way it is necessary to build up logistics capacity in Colleges and upgrade the skills of the lecturers of the Colleges.
Tanzania would therefore improve the logistics on its own instead of depending on foreign,” he said.
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