<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Duwiejua, Mahama</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Steele, Pamela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lalvani, Paul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leab, Dorothy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Matowe, Lloyd</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moody, Jonathan</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Promising Practices in Capacity Development for Health Supply Chains in Resource-Constrained Countries</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Global Health: Science and Practice</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025-05-09 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><elocation-id><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">e2300208</style></elocation-id><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00208</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Supplement 1</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Key MessagesSuboptimal supply chain management/functions result in avoidable shortages and health commodity wastage as a consequence of a lack of real-time reliable data visibility and inappropriate quantifications and expiries.Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are making substantial progress toward solving their supply chain challenges through creative adoption of existing tools and by implementing promising practices by collaborating with development partners to build capacity and resilient supply chains.The case studies presented illustrate how challenges of weak staff capacity/capability, overdependence on obsolete electronic logistics management information systems, and absence of eLearning platforms with flexibility for use by busy non-core supply chain practitioners were addressed.Key ImplicationsSustainability and acceptability of promising practices to strengthen supply chains require stakeholder engagement and the adoption of needs-based solutions.Complexity of electronic logistics management information systems platforms should be appropriate for the level of users. The systems adopted should promote accountability, transparency, and sustainability.Training modules must be flexible enough to accommodate the schedules of busy non-core supply chain practitioners.Performance gaps in health supply chains in low- and middle-income countries contribute significantly to inefficiencies and underperformance of their health systems. Some significant factors hindering the performance of supply chains in low and middle-income countries include low human resource capacity and capability, weak structures for monitoring supply chain performance, weak in-service and pre-service training programs, chronic underfunding, lack of transparency and an overdependence on obsolete methods, like manual data gathering, record-keeping, and analyses. Although proven health supply chain strengthening techniques exist, the level of adoption of these practices has varied across countries, resulting in multiple capacity gaps and underperforming supply chains. The resulting challenges require complementary and needs-based practices to address the gaps. While it is recognized that there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to these issues, we demonstrate that real benefits can be achieved by using “promising practices”—that is, using targeted, innovative interventions. To demonstrate the potential of using promising practices in the health supply chain in Africa and the breadth of possible solutions available, we present 3 case studies from different contexts and with different objectives.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>