Humanitarian Supply Chains – Elective Course

Supply chains play a key role in responding to humanitarian crises stemming from armed conflicts, epidemics, famine, and natural disasters. Supply chains also provide the products necessary to conduct effective public health programs ranging from treatment of devastating diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis) to primary care services. This course provides students with an overview of humanitarian and health operations by introducing the challenging context in which they take place, the organizations typically involved (e.g.donors, UN agencies, NGOs, public and private sector), the products and services needed, and the operational approaches and challenges in meeting the needs. The sessions combine lectures and cases studies with two guest speakers.