Difference between revisions of "Forecasting Medical Supplies"
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| + | <strong> Forecasting </strong> is the process/procedure of calculating the needs of a Country with respect to Medical Supplies for a given NTD, for a certain period of time. The calculation of the amount required for a Country is performed by the Country Officials (Ministries of Health) in collaboration with the WHO Medical Officers at the respective Country. Once set, the calculated amount needs to be requested from WHO and this is done in a periodical fashion. However, WHO (the NTD Department) is the actor that initiates the process. Such that, every year at a given point in time WHO sends emails to Countries in order to notify them that they can start their Forecasting process. This is depicted in a high level in the Figure shown on the right. | ||
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Revision as of 18:59, 4 October 2018
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Call for Forecast
Forecasting is the process/procedure of calculating the needs of a Country with respect to Medical Supplies for a given NTD, for a certain period of time. The calculation of the amount required for a Country is performed by the Country Officials (Ministries of Health) in collaboration with the WHO Medical Officers at the respective Country. Once set, the calculated amount needs to be requested from WHO and this is done in a periodical fashion. However, WHO (the NTD Department) is the actor that initiates the process. Such that, every year at a given point in time WHO sends emails to Countries in order to notify them that they can start their Forecasting process. This is depicted in a high level in the Figure shown on the right.
