Our Services

Comprehensive supply chain offerings built on 20+ years of local experience across Africa

Procurement + Supply Chain Management

Sustainable, locally-owned supply chain management drives self-reliance. By placing emphasis on long-term viability, community engagement, and resource optimization, PICMA aims to reshape how supply chains operate in low- and middle-income countries.

Since 2011, we achieve this through our Uganda-based sourcing and procurement team who have procured US$380+ million of donor-funded commodities from local, regional, and international vendors, using state-of-the-art ERP systems.

Key Services

  • Sourcing & vendor selection

  • Forecasting & demand planning

  • Purchasing & supply planning

  • Inbound logistic management & customs clearance

  • Warehousing & inventory management

  • Distribution

Planning
+ Innovation

Building stronger, more resilient supply chains using data and digital technologies.

Key Services

  • Integrating data for clear insights

  • Utilizing technology for efficiency

  • IT proficiency capacity building

  • Streamlining supply planning

Through rigorous data collection and analysis, we help our partners more effectively identify and navigate supply chain challenges by delivering the right mix of product, service, and performance.

Supply Chain Segmentation

Key Services

  • Enhancing patient care focus

  • Optimizing distribution via diverse channels, increasing access to lifesaving products

  • Tailoring solutions for diverse needs across sectors, product categories, direct dispensing

PICMA believes in the value of cross-sector engagement to strengthen and maintain well-functioning supply chains. Using our unique blend of cross-sector experience and expertise, we’ve engaged, contracted, and developed the private sector to  expedite supply chain optimization.

Private Sector Engagement

Key Services

  • Mobilizing our private sector expertise

  • Forging sustainable collaborations across countries and services

  • Enhancing cost-efficiency through smart contracting

  • Cultivating and building local capabilities to serve all sectors

  • Embracing the adaptability and dynamism of the private sector through change

Sustainable Governance

We dedicate much of our energy to strengthening national supply chain systems by ensuring an uninterrupted supply of health products and building sustainable supply chain management practices at every level (central, regional, peripheral)

Key Services

  • Cultivating partnerships

  • Aligning incentives

  • Influencing and directing policy by designing and updating national strategy plans

  • Ensuring accountability through performance management

  • Delivering sustained cost-effective solutions that are relevant to the local setting

End-to-End Data Visibility

Using real-time data capture and analytics, we empower our partners to make informed decisions, enhance efficiency, and drive sustainable growth across Africa's supply chains.

Key Services

  • Overcoming data complexities for informed decisions using sector benchmarks

  • Enhancing data access and standardization, including data cleansing and recapture where required

  • Implementing holistic data solutions that integrate into existing and planned systems

  • Strengthening local data analysis capabilities using our cross-sector experience

  • Enabling and facilitating feedback loops for stakeholders