Purchasing and Supply Chain
Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management
Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage.
- Next session
- 5 to 9 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Nairobi
- 5 day programme
- FromR18,000
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.
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Register for this courseWhat 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
- 01The Health Supply Chain Environment
- 02Demand Forecasting for Medicines and Consumables
- 03Shelf Life, Batch Tracking and Expiry Management
- 04Cold Chain and Quality Assurance
- 05Managing Donor Funded and Grant Stock
- 06Preventing Essential Medicine Stockouts
- 07Regulatory and Storage Compliance
- 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
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Accra | 5 | US$1,800 | Closed | |
| 5 to 9 Oct 2026 | Lagos | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 12 to 16 Oct 2026 | Dubai | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 19 to 23 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 26 to 30 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 2 to 6 Nov 2026 | Durban | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 9 to 13 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 16 to 20 Nov 2026 | Nairobi | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 23 to 27 Nov 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026 | Lusaka | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 7 to 11 Dec 2026 | Harare | 5 | US$1,800 | Register |
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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