This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa session on Sustainable Procurement Index for Health by Dr. Kristian Steele and Anna Tuddenham of Arup.
Responsible Procurement - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Lin Roger Li, Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing and Supply Chain Department at the Global Fund.
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This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Dorothy Amony, Product Quality Officer, Global Drug Facility Team.
The Case of MTTS Asia - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Business Ethics by Love Potya, East Africa Regional Director, Medical Technology Transfer and Services (MTTS) and Day One Health.
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Ethical Considerations and Anti-Corruption Agenda - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Business Ethics by Santie Roy, Western Cape.
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Sustainable Production and PPPs in the Health Care Sector - Global Forum 2019...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Natalia Korchakova-Heeb, Managing Director, SDG.17 Consulting GmbH and Member of the Executive Board, PPPinitiativeCoE4healthcare.
SPHS Webinar: Ensuring Fair Play in the Global Health Supply Chains UN SPHS
This first United Nations informal Inter Agency Task Team webinar on Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS) is relevant to all those active in the healthcare supply chain - from producers to purchasers. In particular, it is aimed at assisting procurement teams planning to institute sustainability initiatives to think through how they can include a wide diversity of suppliers in these sustainability initiatives. It explains the benefits of ensuring actions which are inclusive of all, allowing small and medium enterprises to meet new standards. It also covers supplier development and how procuring entities can engage with suppliers and manufacturers to understand the challenges they face and how they can work jointly to identify opportunities to integrate sustainability in the supply chain.
Alfonso Buxens, UNDP Procurement Specialist presented the SPHS and UNDP's commitment to green its own procurement policies and practices at the Medical Procurement Workshop. The workshop took place on 21-22 September 2017 in Odesa, Ukraine.
17 -21 June 2019. Minna, Nigeria. Inaugural Meeting of Stakeholders, Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety.
Presentation by Habiba Hassan-Wassef, MD
National Research Center, Cairo
Responsible Procurement - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Lin Roger Li, Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing and Supply Chain Department at the Global Fund.
Supply Chain Challenges in Light of Environmental Sustainability - Global For...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Dorothy Amony, Product Quality Officer, Global Drug Facility Team.
The Case of MTTS Asia - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Business Ethics by Love Potya, East Africa Regional Director, Medical Technology Transfer and Services (MTTS) and Day One Health.
http://bit.ly/AfricaForum2019
Ethical Considerations and Anti-Corruption Agenda - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Business Ethics by Santie Roy, Western Cape.
http://bit.ly/AfricaForum2019
Sustainable Production and PPPs in the Health Care Sector - Global Forum 2019...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa Panel Discussion by Natalia Korchakova-Heeb, Managing Director, SDG.17 Consulting GmbH and Member of the Executive Board, PPPinitiativeCoE4healthcare.
SPHS Webinar: Ensuring Fair Play in the Global Health Supply Chains UN SPHS
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Presentation by Habiba Hassan-Wassef, MD
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Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia task force: Research to policy and practiceILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sothyra Tum, Chhay Ty, Melissa Young and Delia Grace at the Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia project final workshop, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 21-22 June 2021.
Agrifood; a new Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis tool to examine trade-offs i...Francois Stepman
24 - 29 June 2019. Hyderabad, India. The ANH Academy Week is a series of annual events that bring together the community of researchers and users of research (practitioners and policymakers) working at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health.
alue added sustainable agriculture and agribusinesses; the opportunities to b...Francois Stepman
25 June 2019. Cairo, Egypt. Food Technology in Supporting Entrepreneurs of Food Manufacturing Sectors through the Lens of Egypt Vision 2030. Organised by the National Research Center (NRC) Cairo-Dokki
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LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Presentation held by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Theme Leader Flagship 4, at the Governance & Institutions Across Scales in Climate Resilient Food Systems
Brussels Workshop 9-11 Sept 2014.
The Brussels Development Briefing no. 44 on “Promoting responsible and sustainable sourcing through Fair Trade” took place on 22 June 2016 from 9:00 to 13:00, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.
This Briefings was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission / DEVCO, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office.
Craig Chester from Fairtrade Australia presented at the UNAA Sustainable Consumption and Production Seminar held on 27 June 2013 hosted by Russell Kennedy, Melbourne.
Held in support of the United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, the seminar brought together experts and practitioners from across business, government and civil society to provide a platform for shared learning on integrating sustainable consumption and production measures throughout business operations, relationships and value chains.
Guest Speakers and Panelists:
- Tim Grant, Director, Life Cycle Strategies
- Joshua Bishop, National Manager – Markets, Sustainability and Business Partnerships, WWF Australia
- Craig Chester, Operations Manager Australia, Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand
- Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainability Institute
- Clinton Squires, Australian Managing Director, Interface
More information available at: http://www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/sustainable-consumption-and-production-seminar/
CTA's director Michael Hailu gave a presentation at the P3a Conference (22-24 March 2016) in Aruba. " Through support to sustainable value chains, CTA is closely collaborating with farmers groups, private sector actors, knowledge institutions and policy makers across several SIDS targeting the domestic tourism industry, export markets and offsetting of the large food import bills in these countries.", says Michael Hailu, CTA Director.
Suppliers Contribution to Reducing Pollution from Health Care Waste Managemen...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Process Safety Management by Ruth Stringer, International Science and Policy Coordinator, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH).
Water and Pharmaceuticals - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
his presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Water Management Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Iris Cherry Panorel, Programme Officer, SIWI.
Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia task force: Research to policy and practiceILRI
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alue added sustainable agriculture and agribusinesses; the opportunities to b...Francois Stepman
25 June 2019. Cairo, Egypt. Food Technology in Supporting Entrepreneurs of Food Manufacturing Sectors through the Lens of Egypt Vision 2030. Organised by the National Research Center (NRC) Cairo-Dokki
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Ahmed HUZAYYIN Cleantech Arabia and Chemonics Egypt
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
Presentation held by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Theme Leader Flagship 4, at the Governance & Institutions Across Scales in Climate Resilient Food Systems
Brussels Workshop 9-11 Sept 2014.
The Brussels Development Briefing no. 44 on “Promoting responsible and sustainable sourcing through Fair Trade” took place on 22 June 2016 from 9:00 to 13:00, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.
This Briefings was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission / DEVCO, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office.
Craig Chester from Fairtrade Australia presented at the UNAA Sustainable Consumption and Production Seminar held on 27 June 2013 hosted by Russell Kennedy, Melbourne.
Held in support of the United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, the seminar brought together experts and practitioners from across business, government and civil society to provide a platform for shared learning on integrating sustainable consumption and production measures throughout business operations, relationships and value chains.
Guest Speakers and Panelists:
- Tim Grant, Director, Life Cycle Strategies
- Joshua Bishop, National Manager – Markets, Sustainability and Business Partnerships, WWF Australia
- Craig Chester, Operations Manager Australia, Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand
- Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainability Institute
- Clinton Squires, Australian Managing Director, Interface
More information available at: http://www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/sustainable-consumption-and-production-seminar/
CTA's director Michael Hailu gave a presentation at the P3a Conference (22-24 March 2016) in Aruba. " Through support to sustainable value chains, CTA is closely collaborating with farmers groups, private sector actors, knowledge institutions and policy makers across several SIDS targeting the domestic tourism industry, export markets and offsetting of the large food import bills in these countries.", says Michael Hailu, CTA Director.
Suppliers Contribution to Reducing Pollution from Health Care Waste Managemen...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Process Safety Management by Ruth Stringer, International Science and Policy Coordinator, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH).
Water and Pharmaceuticals - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
his presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Water Management Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Iris Cherry Panorel, Programme Officer, SIWI.
Promoting Sustainable Local Production of Pharmaceuticals in Africa - Global ...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Innovations and Partnerships by Prof. Sudip Chaudhuri, Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies, India.
Health Care Waste Management in Ghana - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Process Safety Management by Senam Tengey and Johannes Boachie-Yiadom, Zoompak Medical Waste Facility, Ghana.
Improving Communities through the Sustainable Management of Health Care Waste...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Occupational Health and Safety by Beatrice Giordani, International Relations Manager, Newster Group.
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Access to Markets - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Access to markets: Requirements for Marketing Authorization and Importation of Health Products by Hitesh Upreti, CEO and Managing Director, ZENUFA Laboratories Tanzania.
This presentation was delivered as a video presentation at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Clean Energy by Dr. Jean-Paul Digy, Corporate Vice President, Maghreb Region, Novo Nordisk.
GCRF AgriFood Africa Programme Inaugural Event: Workshop Outputs reportKTN
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. GCRF forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment.
Innovate UK has recently secured GCRF funding to extend activities initiated through the Department for International Development (DFID) funded Agri-Tech Catalyst.
This new initiative aims to realise sustainable management of the food production systems in Africa in a way that alleviates poverty, enhances economic prosperity and delivers improved wellbeing, with key outcomes including:
- sustainable intensification of African agriculture
- improvements in human health and diversity of diets and nutrition
- positive impacts on rural income and food security
- facilitation of trade in agricultural products
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/highlights-from-the-inaugural-gcrf-agrifood-africa-programme-event
The Innovation of Steam Technology on Treating the Health Care Waste and Phas...UN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Process Safety Management by Dr. Miriam Mongi, Environmental Health Practitioner, Sinza Hospital.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and AMR - Global Forum 2019 in AfricaUN SPHS
This presentation was delivered at the Global Forum 2019 in Africa parallel session on Water Management Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Suman Sharma, Director Sustainable Antibiotics Program India, Centrient Pharmaceuticals.
GCRF: Demonstrate impact in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals - Janet...KTN
The aim of this competition is to support demonstration-stage projects that have the potential to improve lives of people living in lower income countries and emerging economies. It will support projects that address one or more of the global societal challenges recognised as the UN Sustainable Development Goals through development of innovative, market-creating products and services.
This is a two-phase competition. Phase 1 projects must explore the feasibility of running a demonstration project in phase 2 and applicants can use a human-centred design or technical feasibility approaches during this phase. A successful sub-set of phase 1 projects will be invited to apply for phase 2.
Funding has been allocated from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. GCRF will address global challenges through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation, and will strengthen capability for research and innovation within both the UK and developing countries, also providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need. GCRF forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment and will be awarded in a manner that fits with ODA guidelines.
The webcast recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Ej4oyVi9INY
Find out more about the GCRF Demonstrate Impact Programme: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/gcrf-demonstrate-impact-programme
Through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), Innovate UK will invest up to £9.3 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to support demonstration-stage projects that have the potential to improve lives of people living in lower income countries and emerging economies. It will support projects that address one or more of the global societal challenges recognised as the UN Sustainable Development Goals through development of innovative, market-creating products and services. These projects should ultimately lead to the deployment of those products or services within those countries.
This is a two-phase competition. Phase 1 projects must explore the feasibility of running a demonstration project in phase 2 and applicants can use a human-centred design or technical feasibility approaches during this phase. A successful sub-set of phase 1 projects will be invited to apply for phase 2.
Funding has been allocated from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. GCRF will address global challenges through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation, and will strengthen capability for research and innovation within both the UK and developing countries, also providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need. GCRF forms part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment and will be awarded in a manner that fits with ODA guidelines.
Find out more about the GCRF Demonstrate Impact Programme: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/gcrf-demonstrate-impact-programme
Organizations run the risk of incurring losses arising from non-compliance with rules and regulations of the funders, host government laws, industry standards and their own organizational policies and procedures.
This interactive session will provide participants with information on the various compliance related issues affecting Not for profit Organizations, and useful tips on ensuring effective compliance.
You will leave this session better equipped to manage compliance requirements in a complex and ever-changing operating environment; through establishment of proper systems, structures and processes that suit the scale of operations of the organization. .
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The Global Fund and SPHS will solicit comments and advice on the project, and will collect any relevant experiences that the SPHS members can share from efforts to implement responsible/sustainable procurement practices. Deloitte will also prepare some questions to help focus the discussions.
The recording of the webinar is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIYLDyOMVfbcsIzOB-5hfY7FBbI3ZLzh/view
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This virtual session provides you with an overview of the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH). Details are provided on how the SPIH is structured, an overview of the key themes and questions, and the scoring system. Typical use cases for the SPIH are set out, and feedback from recent piloting and testing sessions is shared.
For more information please contact Ian Milimo at ian.milimo@undp.org and visit savinglivesustainably.org
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
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Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
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1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
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1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH) - Global Forum 2019 in Africa
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Sustainable Procurement
Index for Health (SPIH)
Kristian Steele and AnnaTuddenham, Arup
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Agenda
1. Background
2. Work completed to date
3. The Index
4. Interactive Q&A session
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1. Background
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1. Background
SPHS
United Nations Informal Interagency
TaskTeam on Sustainable Procurement
in the Health Sector (SPHS):
7 United Nations agencies
3 global health financing institutions
Committed to introducing sustainable
procurement in the global health
sector
UNDP
United Nations
Development
Programme
UNEP
United Nations
Environment
Programme
UNFPA
United Nations
Population Fund
UNHCR
United Nations
High
Commissioner
for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations
International
Children’s
Emergency
Fund
UNOPS
United Nations
Office for
Project Services
WHO
World Health
Organisation
Gavi
The Vaccine
Alliance
GF
The Global Fund
UNITAID
UNITAID
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1. Background
The GPIH project aims to improve the
transparency and accountability of
procurement in the health sector with regard
to its environmental impact and encourage
United Nations agencies and their suppliers
and manufacturers to produce, procure and
supply in a more environmentally friendly
manner.
Image source: https://savinglivesustainably.org/knowledge-practice/contribution/green-procurement-index-health-gpih/VB777B.html
GPIH
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Focus areas of work towards green
procurement
1. Background
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1. Background
Why do these key focus areas
deserve our attention and how does
the SPHS act on key focus areas?
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1. Background
GPIH Roadmap
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2.Work done to date
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2.Work done to
date
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2.Work done to
date
Environmental questionnaire for
suppliers and manufacturers
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3.The Index
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3.The Index
Criteria and metrics for the index to be developed based on four
dimensions of environmental footprint of UN procurement in the
health sector:
1. Greenhouse gas emissions;
2. Resource depletion (water, energy, and material consumption);
3. Chemical/toxic impact on human health and the environment; and
4. Human, labour rights and gender equality.
Themes
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3.The Index
Dimensions
HARMONIZED
GLOBALLY
ADOPTED
ACCURATE
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3.The Index
Concept
The index should:
Be targeted at end users – people involved in procurement and
supply chain management
Transparent
Provide a proportionate approach
Support decision making and improvement
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3.The Index
Partners and Programme
Arup, working with Clean Production Action and ErgonAssociates,
supporting UNDP
Developing the Index in to a useable product by the end of 2020
Defining a specification for the index;
Developing the index;
Piloting, training
Working with industry stakeholders throughout
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3.The Index
Developing the indicators
Requirements
For each theme*, we expect to develop a set of indicators that will
form the Index.These will likely be a mix of:
Prescriptive requirements, which form part of ‘minimum standards’
approach (e.g. ‘the product must be free of mercury’ or ‘the product
must be low risk in terms of modern slavery’); and
Performance levels, which provide tiers of good, better, and best
practices that enable measuring and comparing suppliers (e.g. ‘what
is the carbon footprint of your product’) and their products on their
progress to the highest and best levels of performance.
Both may include existing ecolabel or certification schemes, and
some indicators may apply at either the company or product level
(and therefore influenced by whether the Index targets either or
both).
*GHGs, resource depletion, chemical/toxic impact, Human, labour rights and gender equality
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3.The Index
Organising the indicators
Tiered approach
Not all indicators will be applicable to every aspect of procurement or every
purchase that is made.
There may be differences in relative risk, geographies and competence
that need to be accounted for.
Considering a tiered approach
This might contain more prescriptive requirements in the lower tier (reflecting lower risk
profiles) and more performance-level requirements at the higher tiers (reflecting higher risk
profiles or key focus areas)
Proportional approach allows more sophisticated demands to be introduced over time and
enables suppliers to prepare
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3.The Index
Organising the indicators
Heatmapping exercise
Supporting the tiered approach, we will undertake a heatmapping exercise.
This will:
Rank different product categories based on their potential for impacts against each
of the four themes
For each category, establish the relative risk profile against each of the themes at a
generic level by reviewing the available evidence
This will establish the tier of requirements which are most appropriate for that
category of item and, for example, during the sourcing stage, identify the
appropriate types of questions to ask suppliers during prequalification.
Key part of this approach will be to clearly signpost the ways in which suppliers
can improve. As tiers are developed by our Experts, they will be designed to
become more challenging to meet and therefore drive supply chains to achieve
more sustainable outcomes.
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3.The index
Organising the indicators
Weighting approach
Considering how to weight the four themes and whether to combine
them into a single Index value
Considering strengths and weaknesses of different approaches:
Ease of use – a single indicator value (e.g. a ‘performance grade’)
provides an easy to communicate and compare different suppliers at a
high level
Obscurity – whether the Index provides enough detail on the strengths
and weaknesses of a particular supplier or product
Scope for improvement – whether the Index supports, incentivises and
rewards genuine efforts to increase performance
Examples below
Least complex Most complex
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4.Q&A session
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Q&A
Please complete our Survey Monkey Poll during / following the
session today
Using your phone or other device, navigate to the link or scan the QR
code below
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single person
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Q1.What do you think the main use
of the index should be?
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Q2.What should be the primary
focus of the index?
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Q3. Should the Index score outcome
(Score) or intent (improvement) or
both?
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Q4. In terms of structure, the Index
should be…
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Q5. Should the index be consistent
in geographies and across
organisations / products?
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Q6. How should we engage with
stakeholders throughout the
project?
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Q7. Has anyone developed their
own solutions?
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Q8.What level of disclosure is
appropriate?
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Q9.What should the index look
like?
Single score Performance bands Multi-criteria Multi-criteria
(simple) (complex)
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“Onlythroughmeasuringand
monitoringourown green
procurementpracticewillwe
demonstratethatcommitmentis
followedbyaction.”
Christoph Hamelmann
UNDP, SPHS Coordinator
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Q&A
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Thank you for your time and
contributions to this session.
Ifyouhaveanyfurtherfeedback,please
contactusatkristian.steele@arup.com
Dr Kristian Steele Anna Tuddenham
Contact details:
Dr Kristian Steele,
Arup,
13 Fitzroy Street,
London, W1T 4BQ
E: kristian.steele@arup.com
T: +44 20 7755 6549 Terry Ellis
Editor's Notes
Hello and welcome.
My name is Kristian Steele and I am here today to present a new and innovative project working with the UNDP to produce a Sustainable procurement index for health.
Our agenda today will cover 4 aspects.
I will present the context of the index, the work completed to date and the concept and development of index.
We will then run an interactive Q&A session. You will need to use your phones or other electronic devices to respond to a series of discussion questions that we would like your input on.
Before I start presenting, let’s check that the technology works.
A group of UN agencies and financing institutions are working together to strengthen sustainability in the global health sector.
The SPHS task team is dedicated to lowering the environmental impact of its procurement, improving human health and wellbeing
Whilst the work covers a range of areas, today we will focus down on a sustainable health procurement index, and how the creation of an index and monitoring could help reduce associated environmental and social risks. Indeed, such an index is an important instrument to leverage the purchasing power for a more sustainable health sector.
Whilst the work of SPHS is wide-ranging, today we will focus down on the creation of a sustainable procurement index for healthcare
Work is required to specify and harmonize green procurement criteria and to develop monitoring tools that enable continuous improvement and benchmarking of green procurement practices. The Green Procurement Index Health (GPIH) project is aiming to address these challenges.
Indeed, such an index is an important instrument to leverage the purchasing power for a more sustainable health sector.
As set out in the Roadmap, there a 9 focus areas of green procurement work.
Efforts to introduce policies and practices to strengthen health systems are targeting nine focus areas of intervention, as set out on the slide.
Members of the SPHS have put a focus on the environmental footprint of large-volume purchasing.
To act on this, in 2014 the UNDP developed a Roadmap for a green procurement index
This outlines key processes, stakeholders and deliverables for successful measuring, monitoring, and fostering of green health procurement practices.
Much work has been done to date in Phase 0 and 1 of the Roadmap.
The UNDP has focused on the following components from Phase 1:
Development of a Supplier and Manufacturer Engagement Strategy on Green Health Procurement
Development of an Online Engagement Platform on Green Health Procurement (www. savinglivesustainably.org)
Engagement with key stakeholders from the global health aid market (particularly with suppliers and manufacturers) on green health procurement, through various venues of engagement
Organization of Environmental Capacity Development Sessions on Greening Supply Chains
Standardization and harmonization of environmental questionnaire for suppliers and manufacturers
Development of a pilot guide on Monitoring Health Procurement Compliance with International Environmental Conventions on Chemicals
One I would like to comment on in particular is the standardized questionnaire on green procurement
This was created to assess the environmental performance of its suppliers and manufacturers
It is based on international standards, Global Compact principles, Global Reporting indicators and existing and well-accepted environmental scorecards and questionnaires from other national and international organizations.
The index will focus on four themes in particular
UNDP and HCWH lead a development of a new Index that will:
Harmonized: Generate timely, tailored discussions with all key stakeholders operating in the global health sector, focusing on harmonizing currently available indices
Accurate: Make ratings on sustainable health procurement more consistent and accurate
Globally adopted: Get everyone by producing one, globally standardized and adopted index on sustainable health procurement.
• Be targeted at people involved in the management of and process of procurement and supply chain activity;
• Transparently communicate the expectations for supply chain performance against the four key themes identified in the RfP (i.e. GHG emissions; resource depletion; chemical/toxic impact; and human, labour rights and gender equality);
• Provide a proportionate approach to identifying supply chain performance that reflects the nature of what is being bought, considering the relative competence and capability within supply chains;
• Not just identify risk but support decision making and provide clear guidance for stakeholders to act to improve their performance.
Team
We are supporting the UNDP to develop the index
Working with specialist consultants in the key themes (toxicity and human rights)
Programme
Working to develop a usable product by the end of 2020, with interim milestones throughout
This year we will be defining the specification for the index, of which a key part is engagement with stakeholders (including this session!)
Next year we will begin to develop the end product, with the aim to pilot by the middle of 2020.
Aiming for completion by the end of 2020.
Supported by training and awareness sessions.
Stakeholders
Referring back to our concept, it is vital that it is usable and useful
Engagement with stakeholders it key to this. We need and want to encourage a wide range of viewpoints in order to develop something that works and contributes to the wider SPHS programme.
>> Lead in to the questions
Examples of indices
The Green Procurement Index Health (GPIH) Phase 1 included a concept of the Index as a spider diagram.
Other indices such as the CDP and green labelling schemes rely on a single rating (e.g. from A to E), which relied on an inherent set of assumptions as the importance of various issues.
We need to understand
What type of information is useful to buyers?
What are potential unintended consequences of approaches to weighting of issues?
We are going to spend the next 50 minutes in an interactive session to identify and agree on the scope of the index, including its components, its scoring and its visualisations.
We will start with a test question to check everything is working and then have 9 questions for wider discussion.
Scoping the Index :
Component definition:
Who is the index for? E.g. is the index for procurement (sourcing suppliers) or management of suppliers or both? Also how can it be made useful for policy makers?
What themes/components should be included in the index?
What product /service categories are the priority?
Component scoring:
Should the index score outcomes or intent or both? Should the index provide a standalone score or a score showing how to improve (maturity matrix)? Examples include energy scorecards, GPIH environmental profile (star diagram) (single score or range of scores)
Should the index be prescriptive or flexible? What might the dimensions be (location, competence, scale of supplier, value of contracts, impact of product)?
Should there be a central database of performance or should people be able to integrate in to their own systems?
What is the threshold at which this index would be applied? Cost and effort? Tiered approach to users.
Developing the index:
Engagement:
How should we engage with stakeholders throughout the project and learn lessons from them?
Has anyone developed their own solutions?
Transparency:
What should the requirement for transparency be?
Should the index be used privately, or should organisations disclose their performance?
Visual representation:
What should the index look like ?
Getting early-stage feedback: Identify with us the basis and criteria for the UN Sustainable Procurement Index in Health (SPIH)
Examples, prior work
CDP – number and letter for level of disclosure and letter was performance (matrix approach) – not a single score
Defining the index components.
Back ups
What themes/components should be included in the index?
What product /service categories are the priority?
Defining the index components:
Prompts
lower tier obligations could focus on organisation, whilst higher tier obligations could be products
We should also consider what the implication might be for having to continually provide evidence e.g. every time you supply something. What if you have already done so in the last 3 months and nothing has changed?
Back ups
What themes/components should be included in the index?
What product /service categories are the priority?
Scoring the index components:
Prompts:
Should the index provide a standalone score or a score showing how to improve (maturity matrix)? Examples include) (single score or range of scores) energy scorecards, GPIH environmental profile (star diagram)
Are just interested in policies being in place or outcomes (i.e. audit result)
What is the role of pass//fail questions in this? So if they are doing a poor job on human rights, is that an automatic 0 score, or is the fact they have an improvement plan in place enough?
Back ups
Should there be a central database of performance or should people be able to integrate in to their own systems?
What is the threshold at which this index would be applied? Cost and effort? Tiered approach to users.
Scoring the index components:
Prompts
What might the dimensions be (location, competence, scale of supplier, value of contracts, impact of product)?
Interesting angle is that if it is tightly defined, it opens up the opportunity for third-party assurance in a clear way. A very flexible system might be more complicated from that perspective.
Africa viewpoint - discuss
Prompts
Stakeholder engagement method
Would you have time to participate
Comments on formal documents? Invite comments on proposal?
Prompts
Do people use the current questionnaire produced by the UNDP?
Does anyone go further?
Collect quant data?
Follow any other standards e.g. iso 20400 on sustainable procurement
Prompts
Stakeholder engagement method
Would you have time to participate
Comments on formal documents? Invite comments on proposal?
Last question
We are going to spend the next 50 minutes in an interactive session to identify and agree on the scope of the index, including its components, its scoring and its visualisations.
We will start with a test question to check everything is working and then have 9 questions for wider discussion.
Scoping the Index :
Component definition:
Who is the index for? E.g. is the index for procurement (sourcing suppliers) or management of suppliers or both? Also how can it be made useful for policy makers?
What themes/components should be included in the index?
What product /service categories are the priority?
Component scoring:
Should the index score outcomes or intent or both? Should the index provide a standalone score or a score showing how to improve (maturity matrix)? Examples include energy scorecards, GPIH environmental profile (star diagram) (single score or range of scores)
Should the index be prescriptive or flexible? What might the dimensions be (location, competence, scale of supplier, value of contracts, impact of product)?
Should there be a central database of performance or should people be able to integrate in to their own systems?
What is the threshold at which this index would be applied? Cost and effort? Tiered approach to users.
Developing the index:
Engagement:
How should we engage with stakeholders throughout the project and learn lessons from them?
Has anyone developed their own solutions?
Transparency:
What should the requirement for transparency be?
Should the index be used privately, or should organisations disclose their performance?
Visual representation:
What should the index look like ?
Getting early-stage feedback: Identify with us the basis and criteria for the UN Sustainable Procurement Index in Health (SPIH)
Examples, prior work
CDP – number and letter for level of disclosure and letter was performance (matrix approach) – not a single score