Empower School of Health

FOCUS AREASLearning & Development,

Public Health Systems & Supply Chain Strengthening, Pharmaceuticals and Supply Chain Management

Board Member of People that Deliver Administering the IAPHL India Chapter

Former President of Ghana on Empower School of Health

“Universal health coverage needs global

public health leaders with vision and the

capability to bring about change.

Empower’s work in leadership and human

resources for health has played a vital role in

creating global impact.”

His Excellency John A. Kufuor,

President of Ghana

Introducing Empower

Empower School of Health is a global healthacademic, research and consulting institutewhich builds empowered communities. TheSchool offers services in these areas including butnot limited to:

• Research and Technical Assistance• Learning and Development for building

human resource capacity• Health Systems Strengthening

Our Reach

Countries: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Fiji, Vietnam, TimorEthiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Nigeria, Burundi, Lesotho, Liberia, DRC, Malawi,Sudan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and many more

Organizations: UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO, UNAIDS, UNRWA, USAID,Ministries of Health, AGPAF, CHAI, Chemonics, Care International, Save the Children,Red Cross, USP and many others

Participant’s profile: Procurement Officers, Regulatory Officers, Supply Chain Specialists,Forecasting and Capacity Building Officers, Senior Pharmacy Technicians, QA Specialists,National Disease Surveillance Officers, Chief TB/HIV officers and many more

3,000Students Trained

50+Countries Reached

50+Organizations

Supported

Pharmaceuticals & Supply Chain

Management

Learning and Development

Public Health Systems & Supply

Chain Strengthening

Areas of Expertise and sample work in India and Globally

Empower’s Learning & Development Strategy

Multi-disciplinary Approach

(360 degree view)

Project Management

Domain experts

(disease specific, supply chain,

L&D)

Engineering

&

Coding

Instructional Design

Anthropology

& Behavioral Science

Health Professionals (public health,

doctors, pharmacists, lab

tech etc.)

Training Design Methodology

Pre-assessment

Customization of Courses

Training Delivery

Continued Assistance

LMS Platform

Using Empower’s Training Needs Assessment Tool – CompetencyMapping at a country level and organizational level(Pilots completed: Govts of Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan)

Courses are developed based on the assessed needs of the targetaudience

e.g. : UNDP-certified Basic and Advanced courses developed inPublic Health PSM

Training delivered through online learning, face-to-face workshopsand blended learning

Helpdesk & continued technical support for 1 year to students &professionals

Customized LMS Platform made available to training recipientorganization hosted by Empower

Empower’s Learning Modalities

Face-to-face Training

Web Based Training

Micro-learning

Virtual LabsAdaptive

AssessmentGamification

Blended Learning

Branded Scalable Training Platform

Assured Quality

aligned with Global

Standards

Measurable learning and tracking over

time

Continuous training & refresher

On-demand and user-

centric learning

Offered in Multiple

Language

User-centric Design of

Training and Delivery

What Empower offers in online training

Sample of work for Learning and Development

1 year Online Post Graduate Diploma Course in PSM

Annual Classroom Training Calendar 2018

S. No. Date Name of the Workshop Venue

1 29 Jan – 02 Feb8th International Workshop on Quality Assurance in Procurement and Supply Chain

Management

Goa,

India

2 04-08 Mar

International Workshop on Strategic Leadership

in Global Health

(includes 3 months of mentoring)

Accra,

Ghana

3 21-30 MarInternational Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of TB, Malaria and HIV/AIDS

Program

Dubai,

UAE

4 07-11 May International Workshop on Quality Assurance and Effective Hospital ManagementKathmandu,

Nepal

5 18-22 JunInternational Workshop on Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain

Management

Bangkok,

Thailand

6 23-27 July 3rd International Workshop on Access to MedicinesGeneva,

Switzerland

7 20-24 Aug

International Workshop on Strategic Leadership

in Global Health

(includes 3 months of mentoring)

Accra,

Ghana

8 24-28 Sep9th International Workshop on Quality Assurance in Procurement and Supply Chain

Management

Daman,

India

9 22-25 Oct2nd International Workshop on Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain in

Conflict and Fragile States

Dubai,

UAE

10 03-07 Dec

International Workshop on Strategic Leadership and Change Management in Global

Health

(includes 3 months of mentoring)

Africa

Empower’s engagement with UN agenciesOnline courseware developed for UNDP: User experience - Login Page

First Response Training for Red Cross AfricaLeveraging Technology & Volunteers to deliver First Response at scale

Simulated Learning Environment

SOS & Volunteer Mobilization

Learning and DevelopmentPSM Competency Assessment

Educational Qualifications

Work Experience

Soft Skills PSM ProfileDomain

Competency

Pilot Concluded in Pakistan, Indonesia, Philippines, Zambia and India

PSM Competency Assessment Tool

India Resource Center

To register, click here: http://www.empowerschoolofhealth.org/resources-enrollment-form

Board Member of People that Deliver

Administering the IAPHL India Chapter

Empower School of Health is India Chapter of International Association of Public Health Logisticians

The India chapter of IAPHL is managed and administered by Empower School of Health.

The chapter promotes the IAPHL mission of supporting the professionalization of supplychain officers and managers in India and others working in the field of public healthlogistics and commodity security. The objective of this chapter is to promote theimportance of “Supply Chain” in public health programs in India. The chapter is open toall the public health and other healthcare professionals.

Empower Big Learning Platform

Pharmaceuticals & Supply Chain

Management

Learning and Development

Public Health Systems & Supply

Chain Strengthening

Areas of Expertise and sample work in India and Globally

PSM for IMPACT : 4 Step Process to Improve Public Health Outcomes

Develop Framework for

Assessment

•Customize the PSM framework

Conduct Root Cause Analysis

•Symptoms Causes

Identify Intervention

areas

•Targeted Technical Assistance•Continuous, comprehensive

support and training•PSM Strategy Development

Monitor Progress

•Dashboard of key indicators

PSM Assessment & Strategy Development

Cutting Edge Tools and Templates for Process, Systems, Manpower and Infrastructure Assessments

HR Competency Assessment through

Empower Tool

Rigorous Methodology & Frameworks for Diagnosing Problems

Supply Chain Strategy Framework for Comprehensive Solutions

Leveraging Data & Technology for Strengthening Health & Supply Chain Systems

Procurement and Supply Chain Dashboard for Senior Management

Pharmaceuticals & Supply Chain

Management

Learning and Development

Public Health Systems & Supply

Chain Strengthening

Areas of Expertise and sample work in India and Globally

Pharmaceutical Sourcing

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Pharmaceutical Regulatory

Affairs

Pharmaceutical Quality

Empower has worked on pharmaceutical landscape in India with afunding from DFID and created a database with suppliers products

There is a strong demand in the developing world of such user friendlydatabase which should support decisions in procurement

Empower is supporting UN agencies and Ministries of Health insourcing hard to find medicines and diagnostics, including medicinesfor non-communicable diseases

Empower has a Long-Term Agreement with UNDP and UNRWA forsourcing support and training

Pharmaceutical SourcingEmpower’s Buyer’s Guide, Sourcing for UN agencies and MOH

Finding Suppliers with Empower’s Buyer’s Guide

Buyer’s Guide

DNDi: Empower worked with DNDi in identifying alternative qualityassured suppliers of Liposomal Amphotericin B in India for VisceralLeishmaniasis

Concept Foundation: Empower worked in identifying Quality Assuredmanufacturers in India for Oxytocin who would be interested in goingthrough the WHO Prequalification procedure

Supported purchase of over $60 million of medicines for UNRWA,including identifying new suppliers of medicines from India and otherparts of the world

Pharmaceutical Regulatory AffairsWork with DNDi / Concept Foundation / UNRWA

Empower working closely with regulatory authorities in Africa and Asia to provide technical support and south-south cross learning including industry and MOH tours

Jointly conducting training with regulatory authorities to train other government officials

Collaborating with India’s CDSCO, India’s IPC, WHO’s SEARO, ASEAN countries and the African Union

Organizing multi-country regional partnerships of Regulatory Agencies from 13 Asia Pacific countries for exploring joint reviews, and other effective regulatory strategies involving South-South Collaboration

Project with DfID: The assignment focused on mapping the regulatory environment in India and Africa enabling the exports of medicines from India

Pharmaceutical Regulatory AffairsPartnership with Gov of India and DFID-funded project; Asian Dev Bank; APLMA

Empower has conducted several GMP inspections on behalf of procurement agencies for manufacturers based in India

Empower has a pool of GMP inspectors who have national / international experience in conducting GMP inspections

The inspections are carried out in conformance to the current GMP guidelines of WHO

Pharmaceutical QualityGMP inspections

Empower has long term agreement with WHO Prequalified / ISO-17025 pharmaceutical analytical laboratories in India

Empower supports various clients in conducting Pre-shipment testing of pharmaceuticals through the empaneled laboratories.

The testing is conducted based on the Pharmacopeial specifications of products and are conducted in strict confidentiality

Empower also provides pre-dispatch physical verification and sampling services

Pharmaceutical QualityPharmaceutical Analytical Testing: Based on Pharmacopeia

Quality Council of India (QCI) - Organisational Membership Certificate

Key Advisors and Faculty Members

Carol Squire, Chief Strategy Officer, Empower School of Health, Ms. Squire comes with 30 years ofinternational public health program management experience working with private, non-profit and publicsector partners, bi-lateral, multi-lateral and non-governmental donors. Her expertise lies in facilitatingmanagement teams, strategic planning, consensus building, executive team organization, team building,vision and mission development, and developing management and leadership skills. She enjoys thechallenges of interim, turn-around leadership positions in multicultural situations.

Sangeeta Tikyani, Associate Director, Empower School of Health, Ms. Tikyani has more than 13 years ofprofessional experience in the field of public health. Ms. Tikyani’s areas of expertise are Health SystemStrengthening (M & E, HMIS, HRH, and Service Quality), Capacity Building, QualityAssurance/Improvement, Hospital Management, Public Health Education and Program Management. Ms.Tikyani is a certified National NABH Assessor by QCI and has been awarded by the Department of H&FW,Government of Gujarat for her valuable contribution at various levels in delivering the quality of healthservices through better hospital management to the community.

Sachin Jagtap, Senior Consultant, Empower School of Health, Mr. Jagtap has more than 15 years ofexperience with core expertise in the area of supply chain. His specific areas of expertise arequantifications/forecasting, SCM design and strategy, SCM risk assessment and management, procurement,Information technology in logistics, infrastructure, warehousing and inventory management. He has workedas Director, Supply Chain and Access, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Regional Logistics Coordinator SouthAsia, Oxfam and Principal Consultant – Supply Chain with Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd. where he lead thesupply chain sub-practice and played key role in business development and delivery and consulted clientsacross India and the Middle East.

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Partners, Clients, and Funders

Government

of Pakistan

Government

of Indonesia

Government

of Philippines

KENT STATEU N I V E R S I T Y

*Various pharmaceutical companies