The course, Introduction to Procurement and Supply Management for Pharmaceuticals, was developed by UNDP's Procurement Support Office (PSO) in support to Global Fund grant management, and it is free and open to both UNDP staff and external partners specialised in procurement, supply chain management and other related areas. This online training course will allow participants to learn more about health products, procurement and quality assurance processes.

The course has been developed as a collaborative effort. World Health Organisation's AIDS Medicines and Diagnostics Service (AMDS) and the partners of its network for supply management of HIV commodities have largely contributed to the source text and validated the technical document.

The training course has had an encouraging start with more than 300 active users already. The time estimated to take the course is around 8 hours. Each lesson can be run individually and at the pace of the individual.

Access the course here (you must create a user name and password).