19th Global Health Supply Chain Summit

November 17-19, 2026 (site visits on November 16)

Hilton ~ Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

 

Global Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries ^[1]

Challenges in managing supply chains to deliver health outcomes in global health contexts abound. Factors beyond the control of supply chain managers quality of hard and soft infrastructure, man-made and natural disruptions, governance issues, fragmentation & dispersion, access to finance, human resource capabilities, etc. all impact success. Delivering better health outcomes requires addressing both supply chain bottlenecks as well as addressing patients’ barriers to access. Despite such challenges, we see stories of remarkable success in improving health delivery and outcomes that leverage partnerships between organizations, and in cooperation with governments, NGOs and donors, deploying innovative and appropriate technology and human resource practices. We seek to recognize such organizations by celebrating & sharing practices that have delivered documented success.

GHSCS-2026 THEME: Health Supply Chains for the Next Era: Rethinking Policy, Markets, Capital, and Access

Submissions aligned with the GHSCS-2026 theme are strongly encouraged.

[1] The eligible Low and Lower-Middle Income countries are listed in the World Bank website.

TIMELINE SUMMARY

Submission deadline: August 14, 2026

Notification of acceptance: Mid-September

Finalist presentations at GHSC Summit: November 17, 2026

Prize Announcement at Summit: November 19, 2026