Connecting for innovation and equity in global health
On December 16, Friends of the Global Fight and the Alliance hosted a virtual private dialogue, “Leveraging AI for Efficient, Resilient Supply Chains in Global Health,” to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving medical supply chains worldwide. The event brought together technology innovators and supply chain, digital tech, and private sector partnership leads from The Global Fund, along with other members of the Friends Private Sector Advisory Council.
Join us on December 16 for “Leveraging AI for Efficient, Resilient Supply Chains in Global Health” — a private dialogue between Friends of the Global Fight’s Private Sector Advisory Council, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, and the Global Fund Secretariat management on the potential of Global Fund’s use of AI in supply chains.
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance, Salient Advisory, and Alliance member Population Services International examined the findings of Salient’s recently released market intelligence report on commercially-driven innovations in health care supply chains in Africa. The report results from a longitudinal study of more than 80 digital health innovators in African health technology ecosystems. Findings from innovating early-stage start-ups to established companies like mPharma inform the report, which highlights key trends shaping the growth and impact of digitized distribution in health across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.
Join Roche Diagnostics for their “Unlocking Partnership Excellence in Healthcare Supply Chains” event, which will delve into a vendor’s role in mitigating risk and ensuring reliable healthcare supply.
Join Roche Diagnostics for their panel discussion, Supply Chain and Effective Vendor Partnerships. This session will explore the healthcare supply chains and vendor partnerships. The event aims to help attendees understand the significance of strong vendor partnerships in optimizing supply chain efficiency and learn how to evaluate vendors, explore strategies for building strong and collaborative relationships with vendors to enhance supply chain performance, learn about the best practices for managing vendor relationships and mitigating risks in your supply chain, and gain insights into the latest trends and technologies shaping vendor partnerships and supply chain management.
The Alliance and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria brought together African health supply-chain innovators and global health stakeholders from multiple sectors to discuss how health supply chains are working to deliver equitable access to health in Africa. The dialogue was attended by 80 Alliance members and participants, including The Global Fund, Salient Advisory, Nivi, mPharma, Xetova, Chevron, JSI, Gilead, Stanford, BMGF, Vestergaard, Pathfinder, Americares, and Merck. The goal was to elevate the lessons learned from multi-stakeholder partnerships, especially from local innovators in Africa.
On August 8, the Alliance hosted Salient Advisory for a presentation of the key findings, trends, and recommendations outlined in their latest market intelligence report. This report follows Salient Advisory’s pan-African landscaping of nearly 350 digitally-enabled health supply chain innovators. The discussion highlighted challenges and opportunities surrounding scale, partnerships, and access to funding within Africa’s digital health supply chain ecosystem.