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Humourless Links for June 13, 2010

Michael Keizer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:17:25 +0000

Remember my post on how to get patients and health care together? It turns out that I had forgotten one major factor: legal bickering. At least, in Australia.
Yet another idea to combat counterfeit medicine. Not a bad one as things go, but again missing the poorest. Not that I would know how to do better.
The UNDP has put out an RFP for ‘the Provision of Services to Strengthen the National Supply Chains for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Programmes in Northern Sudan’. Section 8 can lead to some interesting issues.
This year’s Aid & International Development Forum seems to have a lot of logistics subjects, starting with the first session: “Transport – How to achieve effective transport with smaller NGOs”. Could be very interesting if you are anywhere near. If you do go there, please post some feedback here.
Fast Company showcases eleven designs for when disaster strikes. Unsurprisingly, logistics figures prominently.
The International Transport Journal writes about aid logistics. It paints an overly rosy picture, but overall it is not a bad introduction into international emergency aid logistics.

Michael Keizer — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:01:00 +0000

UNDP is looking for a supply chain management consultant and a procurement advisor, both based in their HQ in Copenhagen (Denmark); and for a procurement specialist for Sudan.
The Mine Advisory Group is looking for a support services manager for Iraq.
MERLIN is looking for a deputy logistics coordinator for Congo (DRC); logisticians for Haiti and Congo (DRC); and logistics managers for the Central African Republic, Pakistan, Haiti, and Congo (DRC).
Marie Stopes International is looking for a senior procurement and logistics manager for their HQ in London (UK).
Crown Agents are looking for a procurement coordinator and a procurement specialist for the USA; an ARV logistics officer for Botswana; a procurement specialist and a senior procurement specialist for Malawi; a procurement consultant for Tanzania; a supply chain operations manager for Malawi; and an SCMS deputy country director for Rwanda.
A non-specified global health charity is looking for a finance & operations director for the UK.
ShelterBox is looking for an operations manager for the UK.

Michael Keizer — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:14:03 +0000