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Pharmaceutical and Medical Supplies Supply Chain Management

Getting medicines and medical supplies to African patients demands a supply chain that protects quality, manages expiry and never runs dry. This course addresses the specific challenges of health commodities, from cold chain and shelf life to donor funded stock and regulatory control. Delegates learn practical tools for forecasting, quality assurance and preventing stockouts of essential items.

What you will be able to do

  • Forecast demand for medicines and medical consumables accurately.
  • Manage shelf life, batch tracking and expiry across health commodities.
  • Apply cold chain and storage controls that protect product quality.
  • Handle donor funded and grant financed stock within compliance rules.
  • Prevent stockouts of essential medicines through buffer planning.
  • Coordinate suppliers, regulators and facilities across the health chain.

Course outline

  1. 01The Health Supply Chain Environment
  2. 02Demand Forecasting for Medicines and Consumables
  3. 03Shelf Life, Batch Tracking and Expiry Management
  4. 04Cold Chain and Quality Assurance
  5. 05Managing Donor Funded and Grant Stock
  6. 06Preventing Essential Medicine Stockouts
  7. 07Regulatory and Storage Compliance
  8. 08Coordinating the End to End Health Chain

Who should attend

This course is aimed at supply chain, pharmacy and procurement staff in hospitals, clinics, health departments and medical distributors.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Durban5R18,000
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
14 to 18 Sep 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Dubai5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Kampala5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000
2 to 6 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000
16 to 20 Nov 2026Online5US$900
23 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Cairo5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Kigali5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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