Welcome to the Essentials of Good Distribution Practices!

This 30 minute course will allow you to understand what Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is, it’s key principles & why it is important to organizations working in the humanitarian sector, understand your role in GDP and in safeguarding medicines through the supply chain. Good Distribution Practice refers to the minimum standards that distributors of medicines must meet to ensure that the quality and integrity of medicines is maintained throughout the Supply Chain and ensure that all patients receive the medicines in the same condition as was intended by the manufacturer. 

This course is brought to you by Save the Children International and Humanitarian Leadership Academy, with support from Amazon.

	Is this course for me?
	This course is designed for any supply chain staff working in the humanitarian sector.
	How will I benefit from this course?
	On completion of this course you will be able to: Define Good Distribution Practice (GDP). Explain why GDP is important to an organization distributing medical products. List the 10 key principles of Good Distribution Practice.
	How long will it take?
	This course should take you around 30-40 minutes to complete.
	How much does it cost?
	This course is free!
	Will I get a certificate at the end?
	Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have have completed all of the modules within the course.
	How do I start?
	Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       I agree - join course       button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.

This course was created and is administered by Save the Children International and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. By joining this course you are consenting to Save the Children International and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy being given access to your Kaya profile information, including your name and email address, so that they can provide the course. This may require them to contact you. Your data will be anonymised before it is used for any analysis or reporting purposes. If you have any questions about this, please email digitallearning@savethechildren.org.uk.