IDA Solutions Supply Chain Management Discussion Platform
Welcome to the IDA Solutions Discussion Platform on Supply Chain Management (SCM) of Essential Medicines. When working in this challenging field of expertise you will often face difficult situations and problems that other people might have already encountered.
In order to learn from each other and build knowledge on SCM of Essential Medicines, the IDA Solutions SCM Discussion Platform is created to provide you with a place on the internet where you can bring up your questions and share your knowledge in this field of expertise.
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Platform News Bulletin
1. New way to authenticate drugs: mPedigree
A new way of authenticating drugs via mobile technology was recently introduced: mPedigree.
If you have trouble reading above picture, please download the document. It can be downloaded by clicking on the picture, or here. It can also be found in the download section, under 'Distribution'.
2. Poll: do you think the mPedigree solution can work?
We have introduced a poll in order to get your opinion on this newly introduced tool.
3. AA4A Symposium documents & discussion space
The program and presentation files of the presentations of the 'Access to Health Care in Africa' symposium in Cape Town have been added to the download section. They can be found there under the name of the symposium.
The presentations can also be downloaded from the forum; as mentioned in an earlier edition of this newsletter, a separate symposium discussion space has been created on the platform. You can find a topic there with the program and links to the presentations.
Furthermore the symposium participants have been added to the mailing list of the platform. Some of them were already members. A warm welcome to all new members!!
4. Training announcement
AA4A announces their 'Supply Chain Management of HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies', to be given 06-17 October 2008 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Please see below for more information. If you have trouble reading the text in below picture, please download the pdf by clicking here, or on the picture. The document can also be found in the download section, under 'Training'.