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. 

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Read VillageReach’s Supply Chain Integration Framework to learn more: www.productstopeople.org.  

Learn more about supply chain workforce professionalization.

Links:

VillageReach: Supply Chain Professionalization

Pharmaceutical Systems Africa

People that Deliver

Tiwonge Mkandawire on LinkedIn

Lloyd Matowe on LinkedIn

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