Regionales Ausbildungszentrum für Gesundheitslogistiker, Phase II Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management, Phase II Zur Entfaltung des Entwicklungspotentials der Ostafrikanischen Gemeinschaft (East African Community, EAC) ist eine Verbesserung des Gesundheitszustands der Bevölkerung von großer Bedeutung, wofür leistungsfähige Gesundheitssysteme erforderlich sind. Derzeit herrscht in der EAC ein akuter Mangel an einer ausreichenden Anzahl gut ausgebildeter Fachkräfte auf nationaler und regionaler Ebene der Gesundheitssysteme, sowie auf Ebene der Distrikte und Gesundheitseinrichtungen, die die Versorgungsketten der Gesundheitseinrichtungen adäquat managen können. Die EAC hat daher 2016 ein Regionales Exzellenzzentrums zur Stärkung dieser Kompetenzen etabliert, das Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management (RCE-VIHSCM). Das RCE-VIHSCM hat seinen Sitz in Kigali an der University of Rwanda, School of Public Health (UR/SPH) haben und bietet durch seine regionale Vernetzung akademische und kurzzeitige Weiterbildungskurse sowohl in Kigali als auch in den anderen EAC Mitgliedstaaten an.Das Ziel des FZ-Vorhabens ist es, das qualitativ-hochwertige Aus- und Weiterbildungsangebot für Gesundheitslogistik in der EAC weiter auszubauen und sowie das RCE-VIHSCM als Anlaufstelle in der Region für die Einführung und Verbreitung von Innovation und erfolgserprobten Verfahren weiter zu etablieren. Zur Zielerreichung sind Investitionsmaßnahmen unterstützt durch die KfW in die weitere Ausstattung des Exzellenzzentrums (bspw. IT, cold chain lab), sowie die Finanzierung von Stipendien, der Ausbau des Trainingsprogramms und der Forschung als auch Maßnahmen zur Weiterentwicklung des Zentrums hin zu einer regionalen Beratungsstelle erforderlich. Die Gesamtkosten belaufen sich auf rd. 15,95 Mio. EUR, wovon 14,0 Mio. EUR über FZ-Zuschussmittel finanziert werden sollen und rd. 1,95 Mio. EUR als Eigenbeitrag der University of Rwanda/ School of Public Health (Projektträger) eingebracht werden. To unlock the development potential of the East African Community (EAC), improving the health status of the population is of great importance, for which efficient health systems are imperative. Currently, the EAC faces an acute shortage of sufficient numbers of well-trained healthcare workers at the national and regional health system levels, as well as at the district and health facility levels, who can adequately manage healthcare facility supply chains. The EAC therefore established a Regional Center of Excellence to strengthen these competencies in 2016, the Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management (RCE-VIHSCM). The RCE-VIHSCM is based in Kigali at the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health (UR/SPH) and offers academic and short-term training courses both in Kigali and in the other EAC member states through its regional networkThe objective of the FC project is to further expand the high-quality education and training offered in health logistics in the EAC and to further establish the RCE-VIHSCM as a focal point in the region for the introduction and dissemination of innovation and best practices. To achieve these goals, investment measures supported by KfW are required for the further equipment of the center of excellence (e.g. IT, cold chain lab), as well as the financing of scholarships, the expansion of the training program and research, and measures for the further development of the center into a regional consulting center. The total costs amount to approximately EUR 15.95 million, of which EUR 14.0 million will be financed through FC grant funds and approximately EUR 1.95 million will be contributed by the University of Rwanda/ School of Public Health (project executing agency). Ausbildung von Gesundheitsfachkräften in Versorgungskettenmanagement (Bestellung, Lieferung und Logistik von Gesundheitsprodukten wie Impfstoffe, Medikamente, Familienplanungsprodukte, medizinische Geräte) To unlock the development potential of the East African Community (EAC), improving the health status of the population is of great importance, for which efficient health systems are imperative. Currently, the EAC faces an acute shortage of sufficient numbers of well-trained healthcare workers at the national and regional health system levels, as well as at the district and health facility levels, who can adequately manage healthcare facility supply chains. The EAC therefore established a Regional Center of Excellence to strengthen these competencies in 2016, the Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management (RCE-VIHSCM). The RCE-VIHSCM is based in Kigali at the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health (UR/SPH) and offers academic and short-term training courses both in Kigali and in the other EAC member states through its regional networkThe objective of the FC project is to further expand the high-quality education and training offered in health logistics in the EAC and to further establish the RCE-VIHSCM as a focal point in the region for the introduction and dissemination of innovation and best practices. To achieve these goals, investment measures supported by KfW are required for the further equipment of the center of excellence (e.g. IT, cold chain lab), as well as the financing of scholarships, the expansion of the training program and research, and measures for the further development of the center into a regional consulting center. The total costs amount to approximately EUR 15.95 million, of which EUR 14.0 million will be financed through FC grant funds and approximately EUR 1.95 million will be contributed by the University of Rwanda/ School of Public Health (project executing agency).