Dear colleagues and friends,

We are glad to announce the first online technical discussion in the 2023 HCL Community Education Series organized by the Humanitarian Commodities Logistics Community of Practice:

Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Humanitarian Health Supply Chains

Tuesday, February 28, 9am ET

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With support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), we will review current trends in sustainable health supply chain management, as well as recent global initiatives focused on minimizing negative impacts on the environment. We will also share practices on the ground regarding waste management of health supplies, as well as challenges and solutions.

We are honored to be joined by our speakers:

Marco Martari, EMERGENCY NGO

Marco is a pharmacy manager at EMERGENCY, an Italian medical organization that has been treating victims of war and poverty for over 20 years. He holds a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and a PhD in chemistry. Marco has worked in Sudan, Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. He got involved with supply chain as a field pharmacist and is now part of the newly created supply chain unit at EMERGENCY. He is responsible for the supply chain operations of the pharmacy department and is always happy to share his knowledge and skills with colleagues in the field.

Samantha Brangeon, Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Packaging Waste Management 

Samantha graduated from University College of London and Dauphine University, Paris. She worked for 15 years in the humanitarian sector as a program manager in different contexts (Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Haiti) before specializing in environmental issues and the link between the environment and humanitarian action 8 years ago. Samantha now works as an independent consultant supporting humanitarian organizations to better understand and reduce their environmental and carbon footprints. She joined the BHA-funded Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Packaging Waste Management team 15 months ago.

This webinar is hosted by the Building Capacity to Improve Health Commodity Management in Humanitarian and Disaster Settings project, with support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).  

This webinar is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID/BHA or the United States Government.