Lagos State has concluded an intensive three-day capacity-building programme held between Monday, 8th and Wednesday, 10th December, 2025, for over 200 health officers on the newly launched Lagos Health Logistics Management Information System (LHLMIS), marking a major step in strengthening real-time commodity visibility across all levels of care. The training, which took place at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), targeted Last Mile Logistics Officers responsible for ensuring uninterrupted supply of essential medicines and health products.

Declaring the session open, the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Pharm. Olawale Poluyi, said the digital platform represents the State’s commitment to a stronger, data-driven supply chain system. She noted that the LHLMIS, developed in partnership with Saving One Million Lives Program for results (SOMLPforR), was designed to eliminate stockouts, reduce wastage, and ensure full transparency in commodity management at health facilities.

Poluyi, who was represented by the Coordinator of the Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU), Lagos State Ministry of Health, Pharm. Margaret Adedapo, emphasized that Lagos had previously depended on the National Health LMIS (NHLMIS), which captures data bi-monthly. With the deployment of the state-owned system, she said reporting will now occur weekly, providing managers with real-time visibility of stock levels, expiry dates, consumption trends, and discrepancies across HIV, malaria, MNCH, family planning, and essential medicines programmes.

She added that 51 facilities were selected for the pilot phase, including all general hospitals, one primary health centre per Local Government Area, and other strategic service delivery points. At each facility, five officers; Directors of Pharmacy, programme-specific pharmacists, laboratory scientists, and family planning providers, were trained to ensure an integrated approach to last-mile logistics management.

According to her, the training was conducted in five batches to deepen facility-level ownership and prepare stakeholders for a statewide scale-up within six months. “Our goal is commodity security and improved client satisfaction. With this platform, no facility should run out of essential products,” she stressed.

In her presentation, Pharm. Margaret Adedapo highlighted the evolution of logistics management systems in Lagos, noting that earlier innovations were showcased at global health summits in Geneva and Johannesburg. She explained that the new LHLMIS builds on lessons from the 2019 mobile app pilot and incorporates cloud-based reporting, automated alerts, analytics, and centralized digital records.

She further noted that the system provides weekly visibility of stock levels at the Lagos State Medical Store, supports accurate forecasting, and strengthens transparency across multiple vertical programmes. According to her, the platform aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Lagos State’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda by ensuring timely access to lifesaving commodities.

Also speaking, the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Pharm. Modupe Bakare, said the training has equipped facility pharmacists with the skills needed to use locally generated data for planning, decision-making, and performance monitoring. She added that the platform guarantees more accurate, context-specific information for improved supply chain efficiency.

Pharm. Bakare noted that the inclusion of focal pharmacists across HIV, malaria, MNCH, laboratory, and family planning programmes; alongside Directors of Pharmacy, strengthens sustainability. She described the exercise as a “training of trainers” initiative that will enable participants to cascade knowledge within their facilities.

She added that by involving Heads of Pharmacy, Lagos is preserving institutional memory and ensuring continuity, positioning the LHLMIS as a long-term solution rather than a one-off intervention. “Our goal is confidence, competence, and sustainability,” she said.

A participant, Assistant Director of Nursing Services, Mrs. Halimat Idowu Sulaimon, said the training strengthened her capacity to track commodity flows, validate logistics data, and generate evidence-based weekly reports. She encouraged health workers to embrace the platform to prevent stockouts and improve patient care outcomes.

Another participant, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Mr. Adeniji Adeyinka, said the training improved his understanding of the data reporting cycle and the importance of real-time updates for effective state-level monitoring. He pledged to step down the training to colleagues at General Hospital Ijede to ensure seamless adoption.

He added that training multiple officers per department guarantees sustainability, prevents reporting gaps, and ensures uninterrupted service delivery, noting that the system will significantly reduce stockouts and strengthen coordination across laboratory and clinical units.

The training concluded on Wednesday 10th December, 2025, with participants across the 51 pilot facilities fully equipped to deploy the LHLMIS ahead of its statewide rollout, ushering Lagos into a new era of digital efficiency in health commodity management.

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