From STEP 2.0 to Next Step: Strategy and concept note. January 2026

For over a decade the Strategic Training Executive Programme (STEP) has demonstrated its ability to strengthen health supply chains, improve the leadership competencies of supply chain leaders and improve access to health products and services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, shifts in the global development financing
landscape and the reduction of traditional donor support for STEP risk jeopardising both the significant progress achieved and the investments made.