Peter Lisulo

• Provided strategic and operational direction to SME organization.
• Led establishment of community pharmacy chains, health centers, and clinics for quality health services.
• Coordinated consultancy services in management, leadership development, and health systems.
• Facilitated translation of policies into sustainable business models and commercial products.
• Developed a pharmacy and wellness business with a Primary Healthcare model for comprehensive healthcare services.
• Established a lean operational unit managing external relations, accounting, procurement, and logistics.
• Created two community pharmacies and one Health and Wellness Center to enhance local healthcare access.
• Conducted market analysis to inform strategic recommendations and identify consultancy opportunities.
• Reviewed product development plans to ensure alignment with industry standards.
• Researched cost-effective solutions for meeting client needs in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain management.
• Identified potential partners for joint ventures in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Conducted research on current pharmaceutical industry regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Developed and implemented strategies to improve pharmaceutical sales performance.
• Coordinated with internal teams to develop strategic plans for launching new drugs into the market.
• Spearheaded launch of medicines designed to treat specific conditions and symptoms.

• Facilitate collaboration between WHO and MOH to translate global strategies and frameworks into national policies, regulations and legislation, strategies and systems for essential medicines and health technologies to support UHC goals
• Support implementation of health systems strengthening for UHC goals.
• Member of the ULC team coordinating country programmes and stakeholders on medicine regulations and quality assurance, AMR, GPACCM, Supply Chain for Humanitarian Support
• Support country strategic and operational planning, budgeting, reporting
• Support implementation of WHO AFRO and HQ programmes on MIMS, Medicine Regulations and Quality Assurance
• Provide support in production of the WCO Newsletter.
• Led a 15-member multi-disciplinary team (WHO, ZNPHI, MOH, UNICEF) on a field mission to conduct mortality audits in communities affected with Cholera outbreak
• Supported documentation and tracking of M&E indicator results for the multi-sectoral response to the Cholera outbreak
• Coordinated pooling of supplies from WHO regional hubs & distribution to Cholera Treatment Centers
• Led the 45-member multi-sectoral national logistics cluster team to plan, prepare and coordinate the logistics response
• Led Intra-Action and After-Action Data Reviews for the national logistics cluster.
• Widely engaged and consulted stakeholders including law makers, policy makers, traditional leaders, traditional healers, traditional practitioner association leaders, community leaders to final review the draft NMP and provide feedback
• Finalized writing, editing and formatting the new National Medicine Policy
• Submitted the final NMP to MOH leadership for approval by the cabinet.
• Supported the Traditional Medicine Coordination Unit to prepare Concept Note on the impact of traditional medicine integration in conventional healthcare and impact on public health
• Supported the MOH to implement TCAM Guidelines
• Guided MOH and medical universities on approaches from the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy for implementing Traditional Medicine
• Engaged & consulted TCAM leaders at community, district, provincial & national levels
• Supported Apex Medical University establish a plantation for traditional plants with medical value
• Provided guidance to medical universities and traditional leaders on sustainable approaches for cultivating & harvesting medicinal plants
• Participated in Apex Medical University desk review on traditional medicinal mushrooms
• Disseminated information to the networks of pharmaceutical and health professionals on African Traditional Medicine Day commemoration.
• Supported ZAMRA develop Concept Note for implementing devices to identify and detect Substandard and Falsified Medicines in strategic ports entry
• Facilitated ZAMRA to participate in WHO regional and global initiatives on harmonization of regulations on Marketing Authorization, and Quality Assurance
• Supported ZAMRA to prepare Concept Note on the implementation of the WHO GBT in vaccine production and quality release
• Coordinated organization of the WHO, AUDA-NEPAD and ZAMRA co-hosted Africa Quality Medicines Forum Technical Committee Meeting in Lusaka
• Supported ZAMRA to prepare the National Drug Quality Control Laboratory for the WHO Prequalification Assessment.
• Supported government domesticate international trade agreements, international health regulations, UN SDGs, WHA resolutions, WHO Global strategies & Action Plans, & AU Modern Law into national legislations, regulations, policies, strategies & guidelines
• Supported MOH revise the Essential Medicines List, National Formulary, STGs, Assistive Technologies Product List and Laboratory Product List.
• Supported the 2024/26 WHO Country Cooperative Strategy (CCS) development
• Engaged & consulted with government officials to prioritize & align CCS to UNSDF, WHO global strategic objectives, 8NDP & 2022-2026 NHSP
• Contributed to 8NDP implementation review & progress reporting.
• Conducted Situational Analysis, Needs Assessment, & Country Readiness Assessments
• Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Results Chain Analysis (RCA)
• Prepared Theory of Change (TOC)
• Prioritized products & services
• Prioritized projects, activities, & tasks
• Costed activities into budgets
• Populated TAR II platform & assisted cluster members.
• Synthesized Activity Technical Reports & Financial Closure Reports
• Compiled Monthly Staff Meeting Reports & WR Quarterly Reports
• Compiled Semi & Annual Reports & updated TAR II Platform.
• Prepared grant applications & received funding from the Fleming Fund, UKAID, APHEF, ECHO, & St Jude Global.
• Managed multi-donor budgets ranging between US$8,500 up to USD500,000
• Facilitated review & approval of government requests for WHO financial & technical support
• Supported government prepare the Challenge Fund grant application to World Bank.
• Engaged in local pharmaceutical manufacturing initiative dialogue & consultative meetings
• Facilitated market access discussions
• Shared information
• Advocated for revision of the 2018 National Industrial Policy (NIP)
• Supported Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Strategy development.
• Facilitated communication
• Coordinated national stakeholders & consultants
• Organized & facilitated the HLMA data gathering workshop
• Organized the Data Collectors Training
• Organized & facilitated the Epidemiological Need-Based Analysis & Report Writing Workshop
• Edited the HLMA Technical Report.
• Facilitated communication
• Facilitated data gathering from key institutional data repositories.
• Nominated Rapporteur by WHO AFRO
• Prepared meeting minutes & technical report
• Engaged partners in dialogue on strengthening regional & global collaboration among regional economic bodies, donors, development partners & governments.
• Nominated to represent WHO AFRO MIMS & Zambia
• Engaged in dialogue to build capacity & support system for vaccine production & quality release across WHO Regions.
• Mission team lead
• Engaged & consulted with Provincial Permanent Secretaries (PS), Provincial Health Director, Katete DC, DACO, PACO
• Assessed health facilities
• Prepared mission report.
• Facilitated communication
• Organized meeting
• Prepared meeting minutes & technical report
• Facilitated financial closure.
• Facilitated communication
• Scheduled and moderated global partners’ virtual calls & country meetings
• Facilitated national stakeholders dialogue & planning meeting
• Prepared meeting agendas & minutes
• Followed through on implementation of meeting decisions.
• Facilitated collaboration between WHO and government
• Coordinated financial & technical support to government and non-state actors working in AMR space
• Coordinated country reporting to global repositories (WHO GLASS AMR/AMC).
• Delivered a presentation on WHO EDM programme
• Engaged partners in policy, strategic & operational dialogue.
• Engaged partners in policy, strategic & operational dialogue
• Supported ZAMMSA Drug Fund Manual validation.
• Applied BIZAGI, GSM ERP tools in procurement, human resource, administration, programme management, & financing
• Applied UNDSS Transport Booking System (TBS).
• Implemented an activity tracker
• Coordinated internal and external communication
• Organized events
• Prepared meeting minutes & technical reports.
• Back stopped the ULC/HSS cluster lead & coordinated unit team staff activities.

• Provide consultancy to the Ministry of Health (Zambia) and WHO to evaluate the performance of the 1999 National Drug Policy (NDP) and formulate a revised 2023 National Medicine Policy (NMP).
• Prepared an inception report including roadmap, implementation technical approach, & Workplan
• Briefed & consulted MOH & WHO Country Office ULC team lead and WHO AFRO MIMS technical officers on the policy framework and methodology.
• Reviewed published national medicine policies from selected countries in WHO regions and published research papers on policy thematic areas
• Documented best practices and lessons learned.
• Mapped stakeholders
• Engaged & consulted wide network of stakeholders on the process and content.
• Engaged and consulted with Zambia Medicine Regulatory authority, MOH, health professional bodies for veterinary, nurses, medical doctors, pharmacists, traditional practitioners, herbalists, and community leaders, development partners, civil society organizations among others.
• Prepared a Comprehensive Situation Analysis (CSA) on the landscape of essential medicines, health technologies and T&CM informed by in depth desk review of national documents, reports, published research papers, international case studies and insights from sites visits to selected institutions, stakeholders and communities
• Performed SWOT analysis on the policy scope and PESTEL analysis on the pharmaceutical sector
• Generated a CSA report including SWOT analysis of the policy scope, PESTEL analysis of the sector, recommendations of policy priority areas, policy options and scope.
• Performed a comprehensive policy review on the extent of implementation of the 1999 National Drug Policy, progress made, & gaps informed by key informants interviews of institutions involved in the implementation of specific policy objectives and measures from the policy implementation plan.
• Prepared background documents for the workshop including guiding principles, policy prioritization frameworks, meeting agenda and programme, presentation slides and handouts, focus group discussion points
• Facilitated prioritization of policy vision, thematic areas, guiding principles, policy objectives & measures, implementation plan
• Facilitated co-writing sessions & delivered a draft zero NMP
• Prepared workshop report.
• Prepared background documents, presentation slides and handouts, invitation letters to stakeholders, meeting agenda and programme
• Facilitated open dialogue, focus group discussions & consensus building
• Prepared workshop report
• Incorporated changes in the draft policy
• Presented the deliverables to the MOH and WHO leadership.

• Provided consultancy to the MOH and UNFPA to conduct a national supply chain maturity level assessment
• Evaluate the extent of implementation of the 2019 – 2021 Zambia National Health Supply Chain Strategy (HSSCS)
• Lead stakeholders and MOH to formulate and deliver a revised National Health Supply Chain Strategy.
• Provided leadership to the pool of consultants, business analysts and M&E officer
• Coordinated work planning, and staff meetings.
• Prepared technical & financial proposals
• Led negotiations with funders & donors including UN agencies, EU & GIZ.
• Prepared assessment protocols
• Engaged & consulted with MOH & national stakeholders (government, donors, implementing partners, community leaders, health professional bodies, traditional health practitioner leaders) on the strategy process and content
• Implemented the USAID National Supply Chain Assessment (NSCA) Tool using Survey CTO
• Sampled & assessed health facilities with a team of data collectors
• Implemented data quality reviews, data aggregation, analysis & generation of evidence
• Prepared the NSCA Technical Report.
• Prepared assessment tool
• Engaged & consulted with MOH & national stakeholders
• Sampled and implemented key informants’ interviews to policy makers, programme managers, supply chain leaders, health workers, traditional health practitioners, community leaders and traditional leaders and religious leaders)
• Performed data analysis
• Prepared the strategy evaluation report.
• Presented the results of the evaluation to stakeholders
• Facilitated national stakeholder open dialogue sessions
• Facilitated sessions to identify challenges & prioritize interventions
• Facilitated co-writing sessions for the zero draft Zambia 2022-2026 Supply Chain strategy with 12 thematic areas including Traditional, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM)
• Presented the zero draft HSSCS to stakeholder
• Facilitated open dialogue & consensus building
• Facilitated co-writing sessions to incorporate enhancements.
• Consolidated deliverables from the validation workshop into the draft HSSCS
• Edited & formatted the document
• Presented the new HSSCS to the MOH & UNFPA leadership for approval & publication.

• Provide consultancy to assess the supply chain distribution models and practices for Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) devices in Zambia and Uganda
• Identify limitations to demand and supply and the distribution factors undermining market access
• Develop options to make the MNCH devices and related supplies more affordable and accessible.
• Prepared research protocols and obtained clearance from the MOH, National Health Research Authority, UNZA Biomedical Research Ethics Board.
• Collected, reviewed & documented literature from published reports & documents on the supply chain distribution & practices for Maternal, Neonatal, & Child Health (MNCH) devices in Zambia & Uganda.
• Prepared assessment protocols including research methodology, key informants’ interview questionnaires, data analysis plan
• Sampled health facilities including private, public & faith–based
• Formed data collection teams & coordinated field assessments across the country
• Implemented a total market approach to data assessment and Key Informants interviews to policy makers, procurers, suppliers, consumers
• Applied Kobo Tool to collect, upload and manage data.
• Reviewed data as it was uploaded to Kobo Tool Saver & addressed incomplete & missing data
• Approved data quality tests ready for use in analysis.
• Prepared data analysis plan, cleaned & aggregated data, produced excel pivot tables, charts, identified barriers & drivers to access, prepared summary interpretations of the results.
• Matched best practices to identified barriers & proposed a Prime Vendor Model to address the identified barriers to access.
• Convened & moderated virtual team meetings across different time zone (USA - Arlington, Amsterdam - Netherlands & Uganda - Kampala)
• Presented updates on implementation status, challenges
• Facilitated open dialogue & decisions
• Prepared meeting minutes & followed through on implementation of decisions.
• Prepared the draft technical report
• Facilitated review & input from team members & consolidated feedback into the report
• Presented the report to MOH Permanent Secretary & the NHRA for review & approval
• Finalized the technical report & submitted it to PFSCM & MOH PS.
• Convened a 1-day dissemination meeting for key stakeholders
• Presented the assessment results & proposed PVM solution
• Facilitated open dialogue, feedback & consensus building.
• Finalized & presented to PFSCM the Technical Report, Workshop Reports, database of interview questionnaires & collected data.
• Submitted the final PFSCM Technical Report to MOH PS for their use.

• Directed commercial business for the SME company & helped grow the business br& representation across the country, DRC & Angola.
• Advised the CEO on market access strategies & approaches.
• Developed business proposals & led negotiations with government entities & brokers to enter Angola & DRC markets.
• Negotiated & secured supply contracts with the NGOs market, development partners & procurement contracts from Malaysia & India.

• Member of the Senior Management Team.
• Provide strategic direction to the organization including translating strategies to actionable programmes and activities
• Provide oversight for commercial strategy implementation including managing strategic partnerships, marketing systems development, quality assurance and regulatory compliance
• Coordinate supply chain activities
• Manage cross functional teams and business unit managers.
• Advised the board of directors on corporate strategy implementation
• Coordinated & convened meetings for the board of directors
• Prepared meeting minutes & followed through on implementation of decisions & reported on progress & results.
• Held senior management meetings, addressed policy, strategic & operational matters, communicated decisions & followed up on actions.
• Led 5-business unit managers & 7 sales executives
• Provided guidance and support in planning, budgeting, resource allocation and utilization.
• Implemented Microsoft Dynamics ERP covering end-to-end business processes including human resource, finance, procurement, supply chain, transport, administration
• Leveraged data analytics & fostered continuous improvement across the organization.
• Provided support to business analysts, business unit mangers & sales representatives
• Promoted team work, collaboration, & synergies.
• Managed partnerships, trade & distribution agreements with international manufacturers including Johnsons & Johnsons Africa Region, Roche Diagnostics South Africa, Novo Nordisk Denmark, & Fresenius Kabi Sout Africa, & Fazzini Italy
• Provided support to partners along the value chain including manufacturers, cross-border logistics & freight forwarders.
• Managed wide range of product portfolio
• Implemented sales strategies across the local market
• Guided & supported large scale tendering & bidding with government, development partners, & NGOs
• Negotiated & secured large scale supply contracts
• Coordinated execution of supply contracts.
• Established a large scale industrial pharmaceutical grade manufacturing plant
• Acquired new equipment & technologies
• Implemented GMP & ISO 9001 standards
• Coordinated annual average production of 500,000 Health Center Kits comprising essential medicines and medical supplies for the local & export market in the Africa region
• Facilitated monthly distribution of 2,000 Health Center Kits to MOH and ZAMMSA (central medical stores).

• Optimized supply chain efficiency through effective coordination of logistics operations.
• Developed and executed shipping schedules to ensure timely deliveries and full compliance.
• Managed inventory levels using advanced software tools, enhancing accuracy and reliability.
• Analyzed transportation costs to uncover potential savings and boost operational efficiencies.
• Implemented process improvements to streamline logistics workflows and minimize delays.
• Established inventory control measures to protect sensitive items and equipment.
• Directed team activities by prioritizing tasks and offering strategic guidance.
• Conducted regular audits of supply chain operations to identify areas for enhancement.

• Provide consultancy to the Ministry of Health Myanmar, SCMS, PEPFAR and USAID team to assess the health supply chain piece of the health systems and design a two-year project charter for a multi donor trust fund for building up a decentralized mechanism for supply of public health products to the Myanmar MOH via sourcing from wholesalers.
• Prepared inception report including technical approach, workplan, risk mitigation plan, budget for the mission
• Presented the inception report to government, MSH, UNOPs, PEPFAR team & obtained buy-in and support.
• Gathered and reviewed published national documents and reports on the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) landscape of the country
• Analyzed the current state of governance, leadership, human resource, financing, supply chain, infrastructure, information systems and service delivery
• Prepared a technical report.
• Conducted field missions to remote, fragile, post conflict and landslide affected regions
• Engaged and consulted with state, region, district, community and CSO leaders to understand the status of broken systems and operations
• Visited post conflict affected communities, hospitals, clinics, traditional health practitioners and documented human personal experiences and stories on service delivery.
• Mapped key stakeholders and convened a 1-day meeting to present preliminary findings of the field missions
• Facilitated dialogue and discussions with stakeholders including community leaders and traditional health practitioner’s leaders and received input.
• Triangulated the landscape analysis with the results from the field mission assessments & identified existing structural, policy and systemic issues.
• Documented best practices from LMICs
• Developed 3 option solutions to addresses the identified gaps and build resilient systems
• Crafted a Project Charter with clear project goals, objectives, scope of work, funding support budget of USD 4 million, conditions for success, risk mitigation plan, office & staff support, monitoring & reporting requirements
• Presented the proposed charter to USAID, government and UNOPs (funder).

• Provided consultancy to Ministry of Health Côte d’Ivoire and MSH to design a technical assistance strategy for a pilot project to address public health supply chain weakness for Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in human resource capacity, procurement, information systems, infrastructure, leadership and coordination.
• Prepared inception report for the mission including technical approach, workplan, risk mitigation plan, budget for the mission required to deliver improvements in delivery of health services in 4 geographical regions heavily impacted from conflicts
• Presented the inception report to government, USAID and MSH & obtained clearance.
• Gathered and reviewed published national documents and reports on the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) landscape of the country
• Analyzed the current state of governance, leadership, human resource, financing, supply chain, infrastructure, information systems and service delivery
• Prepared a technical report.
• Led a joint field mission team (MSH, UNOPs, USAID, government) to remote, fragile, conflict prone regions
• Engaged and consulted with state, region and district leaders to understand the status of broken systems and operations
• Visited post conflict affected communities, hospitals, clinics and traditional health practitioners and documented human personal experiences and stories on service delivery.
• Mapped key stakeholders and convened a 1-day meeting to present preliminary findings of the field missions
• Facilitated dialogue and discussions and received input from key stakeholders including PSP, MOH, USAID, PEPFAR, European Union, Global Fund, community leaders, religious leaders, and traditional and complimentary medicine practitioner leaders.
• Triangulated the landscape analysis with the results from the field mission assessments & identified existing structural, policy and systemic issues.
• Documented best practices from LMICs
• Modeled solutions to address the identified gaps
• Designed & presented to the MOH leadership a costed strategy to deliver infrastructure and systems improvements at the State, District & township levels of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire.

• - Provide technical support to MOH and Medical Stores Limited to implement supply chain operations and procurement systems and guidelines | Coordinate and support MOH and MSL to institutionalize supply planning, forecasting, procurement, inventory management and distribution systems | Coordinate supply chain and procurement for USG PEPFAR funded HIV/AIDS commodities | Advocate for and promote development and implementation of best practices and evidence - based solutions in policies and strategies | Collaborate with health stakeholders to mobilise sustainable financing for supply chain and procurement requirements.

- Supported the MOH & National Aids Council (NAC) prepare research protocols | Engaged in dialogue and consultations with MOH, NAC and traditional practitioners and helped document traditional medicinal plants and their uses in HIV/AIDS, STIs, Malaria and Maternal health.

- Engaged and collaborated with diverse stakeholders including regulators, donors (USAID, CDC, World Bank). procurers (UNICEF, MOH, MOD. project beneficiaries (MOH, SDPs) to plan, draft guidelines & protocols for procurement & use of herbal medicinal supplements for HIV/AIDS patients.

- Implemented supply chain systems improvements including Orion ERP system. pooled procurement mechanisms, long term procurement contracts with international manufacturers, regional and international distributors.

- Coordinated and convened multiple local and international events,

- Co-authored multiple technical documents including the Zambia Health Commodity Security Strategy. Procurement budgets. Procurement Funding Gap Analysis Reports.

• Monitored inventory levels to maintain sufficient supply for ongoing operations.
• Participated in regular meetings with upper management to provide progress updates on initiatives.
• Led training programs to enhance team skills and overall performance.
• Directed pharmaceutical and laboratory assistance to MOH in Northern Province of Zambia.
• Implemented resilient health supply chain systems for HIV/AIDS programs.
• Supported institutions in identifying and resolving supply chain bottlenecks.
• Advocated for policy reforms in governance and health service delivery.
• Supervised contractors for refurbishing dispensaries, pharmacies, and laboratories.
• Managed daily operations and ensured adherence to organizational policies.

• Collaborated with healthcare providers to optimize patient treatment plans.
• Monitored patient medication therapy for safety and effectiveness.
• Managed inventory of pharmaceuticals, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Implemented quality assurance measures to enhance service delivery.
• Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor compliance and prevent excessive usage.
• Secured drugs against theft, loss, or mismanagement by setting and enforcing effective procedures.
• Senior Management - Advised the hospital senior management on pharmaceutical planning, budgeting and financing. Chaired Medicines and Therapeutic Committee meetings.
• Pharmaceutical Program Management - Implemented systems & coordinated planning, budgeting, procurement & prudent management & utilization of medicines in the hospital | Supervised pharmacy professional staff & support staff.
• Pharmaceutical Systems – Coordinated access, distribution of & promoted compliance to Essential Medicines Lists | Implemented STGs and treatment protocols. Provided bulletins to clinical teams | Implemented the USAID RPM Plus pharmaceutical dispensing tool | Designed & implemented pharmaceutical care plans | Established new dispensing points | Restructured warehouse & order processing procedures. Reorganized staff.