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e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management Course

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Pharmaceutical cold chain management e-learning course


Welcome to the on-line application tool for the e-learning course on Pharmaceutical cold chain management.

This course requires a certain professional background. Before you proceed, please make sure that your profile corresponds to one of the below listed professional categories.

PARTICIPANT’s PROFILE

Primary target audience

Representatives from the government sector (including military services) involved in pharmaceutical cold chain in the areas of: regulation, inspection, planning and monitoring.

Representatives from the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical/vaccine industry in the areas of: supply, packaging, distribution, logistics and cold chain management. Manufacturers who already supply WHO prequalified products are encouraged to participate.

Representatives from the equipment and device manufacturing industry in the areas of: active cooling, passive cooling, temperature monitoring, and track and trace. Manufacturers who already supply WHO PQS prequalified products, or who wish to enter this market, are encouraged to participate.

Secondary target audience

Representatives from the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical/vaccine industry in the areas of: R&D, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing.

Representatives from WHO, UNICEF and other partner organizations: technical officers responsible for pharmaceutical cold chain management activities at regional level, intercountry logisticians, health officers, EPI officers, as well as immunization advisers, whose involvement in pharmaceutical cold chain is confirmed by their organizations.

Representatives from logistics providers. Members of higher education institutions in health professions.
Independent consultants.

IMPORTANT

Please read the below instructions before you proceed to the on-line application page. In making this on-line application, we consider that you have obtained the necessary permission and endorsement from your supervisor(s).

All applicants must upload the following (Please prepare before you proceed to the APPLY NOW page):

  1. Curriculum vitae or resume (in WORD or in PDF format)
  2. Proof of language proficiency issued by an educational institution (if the course language is not your native/first language) - In case of absence of such a certificate, applicant is required to write a statement that he/she can follow the course in English and should provide the names of three references with their contact details. This statement should be uploaded (in WORD or PDF). EPELA/WHO retains the right to contact these persons and/or interview the applicant by telephone in order to confirm the applicant’s language ability for acceptance.
  3. A photo (in JPG format).

For industry/private sector applicants

Please note that all industry members regardless of private or public sector are considered in this category. When you complete and submit your on-line application, the system will forward your application to the WHO Headquarters. You will receive a confirmation e-mail of your submission. Upon their acceptance, all private sector participants will be requested to pay a course fee of USD 3,500. Details for the bank transfer will be explained in the acceptance e-mail.

For private sector applicants

When you complete and submit your on-line application, the system will forward your application to the WHO Headquarters. You will receive a confirmation e-mail of your submission. Upon their acceptance, all private sector participants will be requested to pay a course fee of USD 3,500. Details for the bank transfer will be explained in the acceptance e-mail.

For questions you can send an email

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