National Logistics Working Group

With the introduction of newer, costlier, and bulkier vaccines in recent years, it has become even more difficult to safely store and transport vaccines to all populations especially in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Maintaining an effective supply chain requires ongoing effort and continuous improvement, and often involves multiple technical partners and stakeholders. Several countries acknowledged National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs) as instrumental for improving supply chain management, ensuring equitable access to the expanded program on immunization’s (EPI) vaccines. This e-learning module helps learners understand how to establish or reinforce a well-functioning NLWG in their country.

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Explain what an NLWG is and how it can help improve the performance of a supply chain
• Describe the required steps to establish an NLWG or to reinforce an NLWG
• Identify the tools available (in the toolkit) for each step of establishing and reinforcing an NLWG
• Explain what an SNLWG is and how it can help improve the performance of a supply chain

*Access to this course requires the user to register or create an account on the course platform.