Team Awards Categories
Best Cross Functional Teamwork
Entries in this category should demonstrate how a professionals have worked effectively with another team from the same or different organization to achieve a mutual goal, for example, from/for an outsourcing or a continental project.
Best Contribution To The Reputation Of The Profession
This award is open to individuals, teams or organizations who through their operations have demonstrated activities that contribute to the public good. This may be by exhibiting ethical behaviour, philanthropic activity, or enhancing the profession’s reputation.
Best Public And Private Sector Project
Focus is on the projects that have yielded improvements, value for money considering developmental and service delivery goals of Government/Companies including but not limited to social objectives, transformation and inclusive growth.
Best Supplier & Enterprise Development Project
demonstrate how the entrant has proved themselves to be innovative and adaptable.
The impact upon the organization is more likely to be at an operational or functional rather than strategic level.
Most Empowered Company In Compliance To B-bbee Adjusted Generic Scorecard For Public Sector And Localisation
Organizations should demonstrate improvement in their BBBEE Recognition Level. In additions to compliance with B-BBEE Adjusted Generic Scorecard. Organizations should demonstrate an increase in local content and procurement spend to qualifying entities.
Best People Development Initiative
This category rewards training or development programmes that have substantially raised the understanding and/or skills of the professionals and helped to deliver real improvements in performance.
Most Sustainable Organisation In Compliance With Environmental, Social And Governance Reporting
Organizations should demonstrate sustainable improvement and passion in creating sustained outcomes that drive value and fuel growth, whilst strengthening environment and societies. Organizations nominated must be more transparent about the risks and opportunities it faces.
Health Awards Categories
Best Overall Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The judges will be looking for a supply chain that is well-managed, efficient, and effective in delivering medicines to patients. The supply chain should also be innovative and use technology to improve its performance. It is important that the supply chain is visible and traceable, so that the location and condition of medicines can be tracked at all times. The supply chain must have robust quality management systems in place to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines.
Best Innovation In Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
This category is open to Ministries of health, private sector and not for profit organisation that implemented innovative solution in Africa that are truly novel and original. The innovation should also have the potential to make a significant positive impact on the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is important that the innovation is feasible and scalable, so that it can be implemented in a real-world setting. Finally, the innovation should be cost-effective, so that it can be adopted by a wide range of organizations.
Best Public And Private Sector Project
Focus is on the projects that have yielded improvements, value for money considering developmental and service delivery goals of Ministries of Health. The judges will be looking for a partnership that has been demonstrably effective in improving the pharmaceutical supply chain. The partnership should be based on a strong foundation of collaboration that is sustainable and that improve the overall heath of the population and reduce the desease burden of coutries. Finally, the partnership should have a positive impact on patient access to medicines
Outstanding Contribution To Local Medicine Manufacturing
The judges will assess the nominee's demonstrable commitment to increasing local production of medicines, as evidenced by investments in facilities, technology, and skills development. Nominees must indicate their contribution to improving access to affordable and essential medicines for patients in Africa, particularly through local production.
Data Sources can be:
Sales data: Analyze sales figures of locally manufactured medicines compared to imported ones over a defined period. Consider both volume and value changes.
Patient surveys: Conducted surveys with patients to understand their awareness and usage of locally manufactured medicines.
Hospital and clinic reports: Reports from medical institutions on their procurement and utilization of local medicines, highlighting any changes in volume or specific categories.
Government reports: Consult reports from relevant government agencies like ministries of health or pharmaceutical regulatory bodies, which might track production, sales, and import/export data related to local medicines.
Individual Awards Categories
Professional Of The Year
Professional of the Year Chosen by the chair of judges, this award is presented each year to the profession’s leading their profession. Open to all professionals, the entry should successfully demonstrate how the individual has made a significant contribution, both in terms of thinking and implementing a key strategic procurement or supply chain management initiative, within their organisation.
The entry should also demonstrate how the entrant has raised the profile of the profession during their career.
TOP Woman Professional Of The Year
The Professional Woman of the Year must be an inspiration to other women in the profession. She must have demonstrated impactful leadership in her organisation and in the profession. Chosen by the chair of judges, this award is presented each year to the profession’s leading their profession. The winner of this category should be an inspiration to her fellow professional – someone whose career is built on a foundation of excellence, ingenuity, and integrity. Open to all women professionals, the entry should successfully demonstrate how the individual has made a significant contribution, both in terms of thinking and implementing a key strategic procurement or supply chain management initiative, within their organization.
The entry should also demonstrate how the entrant has raised the profile of the profession and other women during their career.
Young Professional Of The Year
Also chosen by the chair of judges, this award is presented each year to the profession’s ‘one to watch’. Open to all professionals aged 30 or under. The judges will look for evidence of achievement that is significant and beyond what is normally expected from managers of this age and experience. The entry should demonstrate how the entrant has proved themselves to be innovative and adaptable.
The impact upon the organization is more likely to be at an operational or functional rather than strategic level.