People that Deliver Coalition

What People that Deliver Coalition does

People that Deliver (PtD) is a global non-profit coalition founded in 2011 and headquartered in Midrand, South Africa, with its Executive Manager based at UNICEF Supply Division in Copenhagen, Denmark. The coalition convenes 34 member organisations — including governments, multilaterals (UNICEF, UNFPA, Gavi, Global Fund), NGOs (VillageReach, MSH, Transaid, Catholic Relief Services), private sector players (Johnson & Johnson, UPS Foundation, IFPW Foundation), and academic institutions — to professionalise the health supply chain workforce in low- and middle-income countries. It operates as a coordinating and advocacy body rather than a product vendor, with a 5–6 person secretariat executing programmes across 24 supported countries.

PtD's product surface centres on five proprietary assets: the STEP 2.0 leadership development programme pairing LMIC supply chain managers with private sector coaches; the HR for SCM Rapid Diagnostic Tool co-developed with GHSC-PSM; the PtD Outsourcing Toolkit; the Supply Chain Management Professionalisation Framework (including a Library of Competencies and Designations); and the PtD Exchange volunteer community platform launched in 2025. Underlying technology is light — primarily web-published frameworks, toolkits, and a community platform — with no disclosed software-as-a-service architecture, APIs, or proprietary data assets.

The coalition is funded through international development financing and donor grants (notably Gavi, Global Fund, USAID, and UNICEF), with pricing effectively zero on all outward-facing resources and programmes. Revenue is not disclosed. The organisation announced in 2025 that it would close its secretariat at the end of December 2025 and transition to a volunteer-led PtD Exchange network, while transferring STEP 2.0 programme operations to the IFPW Foundation from January 2026.

Name

People that Deliver Coalition

Legal name

People that Deliver

Website

https://peoplethatdeliver.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

People that Deliver is a 2011-founded global non-profit coalition of 34 organisations that professionalises the health supply chain workforce in low- and middle-income countries through leadership programmes, diagnostic tools, and frameworks, funded by donors including Gavi, Global Fund, USAID, and UNICEF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Supply Chain Workforce Development

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Supply Chain & Procurement Organizations (HLAJAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

Keywords

• Health supply chain
• Workforce professionalization
• Leadership development
• Global health logistics
• Human resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Coalition membership and donor funding: PtD operates as a coalition funded through international development financing and traditional donor support. The coalition coordinates its network of member organisations by providing technical leadership and encouraging collaboration.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

People that Deliver (PtD) is a global coalition that develops and disseminates frameworks, diagnostic tools, and leadership development programmes to professionalise the health supply chain workforce in low- and middle-income countries. Its core deliverables include the STEP 2.0 leadership programme, the HR for SCM Rapid Diagnostic Tool, the Outsourcing Toolkit, the Supply Chain Management Professionalisation Framework, and the PtD Exchange community platform. The coalition coordinates 34 member organisations across governments, multilaterals, NGOs, academia, and the private sector, and convenes the only global conference on human resources for health supply chain management.

Product overview

People that Deliver (PtD) is a global coalition established in 2011 focused on improving health outcomes through strengthening the health supply chain workforce. The coalition operates primarily through the PtD Exchange platform - a volunteer network providing space for collaboration and knowledge sharing. Key products include the STEP 2.0 leadership development programme, the HR for SCM Rapid Diagnostic Tool, the PtD Outsourcing Toolkit, and the Supply Chain Management Professionalisation Framework. PtD offers 75+ resources including tools, reports, case studies, and guidelines designed to support countries in professionalising their health supply chain workforce across staffing, skills, working conditions, and motivation pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STEP 2.0: Strategic Training Executive Programme - a leadership development programme designed to strengthen health supply chains in low-and middle-income countries by pairing public sector supply chain managers with private sector coaches.

Products and services

• STEP 2.0 (Strategic Training Executive Programme) A leadership development programme that enhances the leadership skills of public-sector health supply chain managers in low- and middle-income countries by pairing them with private-sector supply chain experts as coaches. Delivered in-country through workshops, coaching sessions, and transformation challenges, and delivered 6 times in 5 countries to 140 health supply chain leaders in 2025.
• HR for SCM Rapid Diagnostic Tool A diagnostic tool that identifies and addresses strengths and weaknesses of key aspects of the supply chain workforce, based on PtD's building human resources for supply chain management framework. Designed for governments, donors, and implementing partners to assess workforce capacity.
• PtD Outsourcing Toolkit

Quantifiable outcome

• STEP 2.0 delivered 6 times in 5 countries to 140 health supply chain leaders in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IFPW FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021IFPW Foundation manages STEP 2.0 programme operations from January 2026. Chris Goetz, Executive Vice President of IFPW, leads the Foundation's involvement in implementing the STEP 2.0 leadership programme and supporting Fight the Fakes Alliance.
• Gavi, the Vaccine AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Gavi is one of four donor organisations that fund and support the STEP 2.0 programme. Gavi helped facilitate the creation of STEP 1.0 and continues to support leadership development for health supply chain personnel.
• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The Global Fund is a key donor supporting STEP 2.0 and PtD activities. The Global Fund provides significant supply chain investments and participated in the Business case for investment in HR for SCM research.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021USAID supports STEP 2.0 through the GHSC-PSM project and other initiatives. Bridget McHenry from USAID serves as Technical Priority Lead for Supply Chain Workforce Development.
• UPS FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UPS Foundation developed the original STEP programme in partnership with Gavi and has contributed skilled volunteer programmes and thought leadership to strengthen ministries of health across Africa.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSH is a coalition member and provides technical leadership. Philippe Francois joined MSH as Senior Technical Director focused on supply chain system strengthening and private sector engagement.
• VillageReachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillageReach is a coalition member represented by Tapiwa Mukwashi, Director of Global Technical Team. VillageReach focuses on supply chain technical assistance and country-level implementation.
• UNICEF Supply DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF is a coalition member, hosting PtD's Executive Manager Dominique Zwinkels. Anne Cabrera-Clerget serves as Chief of Supply Chain Strengthening at UNICEF Supply Division.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFPA is a coalition member with Karen Hong serving as Chief of Supply Chain. UNFPA provides supply chain expertise across development and humanitarian settings.
• Empower School of HealthcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmpower School of Health, led by Paul Lalvani, organises STEP 2.0 workshops in partnership with IFPW Foundation and USAID GHSC-PSM.
• TransaidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransaid is a coalition member with Caroline Barber as Chief Executive. Transaid focuses on transport and international development programmes supporting health supply chains.
• International Association of Public Health Logisticians (IAPHL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPHL is a coalition member with over 8,000 health logisticians from nearly 150 countries. IAPHL hosts sessions at the Global Indaba and facilitates knowledge sharing.
• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASCM joined the coalition in 2023, bringing supply chain maturity assessments and best practices. Douglas Kent represents ASCM on the executive committee.
• i+solutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri+solutions is a coalition member with Ed Monchen as CEO. They serve as Procurement Services Agent for the Global Fund, providing essential medicines to over 65 LMICs.
• SAPICScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAPICS is a coalition member with Karen Pretorius as volunteer Director. SAPICS focuses on mentoring young professionals and professional body activities.
• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIP is a coalition member with Zuzana Kusynová leading policy and compliance work. FIP collaborates on pharmaceutical policies and minimising substandard medicines.
• EAC Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunisation and Health Supply Chain ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Dr Stephen Karengera, this regional centre coordinates professionalisation efforts across East African Community countries.
• Mahidol University Center for International Healthcare Logistics and Supply Chain (Health CLARE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth CLARE is a coalition member led by Rawinkhan Srinon. They co-hosted the Global Indaba 2024 in Bangkok.
• Pamela Steele Associates LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPamela Steele Associates is a coalition member focusing on strategic supply chain transformation programmes and co-founded WISE for gender issues in humanitarian supply chain.
• Catholic Relief ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Relief Services is a coalition member with Ana Brou Santiago leading the health supply chain management team.
• Pharmaceutical Systems Africa (PSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSA is a coalition member with Lloyd Matowe as Director, providing consultancy and capacity building services to strengthen pharmaceutical supply value chains in Africa.
• HELP LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHELP Logistics is a coalition member with Alia Gharaibeh as Middle East Regional Director, advancing supply chain management in the region.
• Bee SkilledcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBee Skilled is a coalition member founded by Sanjay Saha, focusing on digital learning methodologies and community engagement in health supply chains.
• International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIIHMR is a coalition member with Dr Sutapa B. Neogi as Director, focusing on public health research and healthcare leadership development.
• Red LightningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Lightning is a coalition member with Joe Ruiz as Vice-President of Strategic Partnerships, leveraging skills-based supply chain experts for health system strengthening.
• CMCOMMS Supply Chain Quality AssurancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMCOMMS is a coalition member founded by Wilson Chandomba, providing supply chain quality assurance and training programmes accredited by regulatory authorities.
• VitalliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVitalliance is a coalition member with David Crewe-Brown as General Manager, focusing on pharmaceutical healthcare supply chain services.
• Upavon ManagementcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUpavon Management co-organises the Global Indaba conference and Supply Chain Leaders Forum with PtD.
• ChemonicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemonics is a sponsor of the Global Indaba 2024 and implements health supply chain programmes globally.
• Johnson & JohnsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson & Johnson is a sponsor of the Global Indaba 2024 and provides private sector coaches for STEP 2.0 programme.
• JSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSI is a sponsor of the Global Indaba 2024 and implements health supply chain programmes including GHSC-TA.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health access organisation working on supply chain strengthening, workforce capacity, and procurement in LMICs. Operates a comparable mandate in health supply chain technical assistance but at significantly greater scale.
• PATH: Global health nonprofit working across vaccines, drugs, and supply chain systems in LMICs. Operates an overlapping portfolio in health supply chain innovation and workforce strengthening across multiple disease areas.
• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Major PtD donor and coalition partner that helped create STEP 1.0. Operates a much larger vaccine supply chain strengthening portfolio in LMICs and is a key counterpart for PtD's leadership programmes.
• USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program (GHSC-PSM): USAID's flagship global supply chain project co-developed PtD's HR for SCM Rapid Diagnostic Tool. Operates at materially larger scale than PtD and overlaps directly on health supply chain workforce strengthening.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Multilateral health financing organisation and PtD coalition member. Invests substantially in health supply chains and contributed to PtD's 'Business case for investment in HR for SCM' research.
• World Health Organization (WHO) Health Workforce Department: Sets global standards on health workforce (including the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health) and engages with PtD's coalition on supply chain workforce professionalisation at the policy level.
• UNICEF Supply Division: Hosts PtD's Executive Manager and is a coalition member (Anne Cabrera-Clerget on executive committee). Operates one of the world's largest health supply chains and directly overlaps with PtD's workforce professionalisation agenda.

Direct peers

• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global health nonprofit strengthening health systems and supply chains in LMICs. PtD's Chair (Kofi Aboagye-Nyame) works at MSH and MSH is a coalition member providing technical leadership on supply chain workforce.
• i+solutions: Coalition member (CEO Ed Monchen on executive committee) and Procurement Services Agent for the Global Fund, supplying essential medicines to 65+ LMICs. Directly comparable supply chain technical assistance and capacity building model.
• VillageReach: Global health supply chain nonprofit focused on strengthening health commodity delivery in LMICs. Coalition member of PtD (Tapiwa Mukwashi sits on PtD's executive committee) and operates in overlapping geographies and supply chain strengthening programmes.

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Competitive moat5 records

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