Developing the SCM workforce in Nigeria through contextualised pre-service education and continued professional development
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Background The human resource crisis extends into all areas of a health system—including the supply chain. Access to quality HIV commodities for testing, treatment and care can be impeded by staff lacking skills in health supply chain management (SCM) often resulting in stock-outs and expiries. In Nigeria, SCMS set out to build in-country capacity to accelerate current and future health workforce education in SCM through three distinct learning modalities.
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