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S UP P LY C H A IN

Building human resource capacity

and skills to save lives

Supply chains don’t just get goods from manufacturers to end users. They save lives. This has
never been more evident than during the COVID-19 crisis.

nsuring adequate, uninterrupted supplies of IAPHL was founded in 2007 and supports logisticians
life-saving medicines and medical oxygen, worldwide by providing a forum for members to network,
Egetting personal protective equipment (PPE) exchange ideas and develop their skills. Members come
where it is needed, when it is needed and distributing from over 152 countries, a variety of professional
COVID-19 vaccines all depend on effective, efficient backgrounds and represent all levels of the supply chain.
supply chains and the people who manage them.
“At IAPHL, we believe knowledgeable
The pandemic highlighted the critical need for and empowered public health supply chain operators
L O GI S T I CS NEWS world, including in South Africa. Recognising this, the and managers are central to improving health outcomes
improvements in public health supply chains around the
International Association of Public Health Logisticians
and achieving universal health access. Our mission is
(IAPHL) established its South African Chapter in
to enable people working in public health supply chains
to connect, learn and succeed,” explains Walter Proper,
partnership with the Professional Body for Supply Chain
Management (SAPICS).

16 NO V E MB E R/D E C E MB E R 2021 Executive Director of IAPHL.
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