Strategies to reduce risks in ARV supply chains in the developing world

Key strategies of the main ARV procurement program for PEPFAR to reduce supply chain risks include: (1) employing pooled procurement to reduce procurement and shipping costs and to accommodate changing country needs by making stock adjustments at the regional level, and (2) establishing regional dis...

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Autores principales: Larson, Chris, Burn, Robert, Minnick-Sakal, Anja, Douglas, Meaghan O'Keefe, Kuritsky, Joel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2014
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25611474
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00105
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Sumario:Key strategies of the main ARV procurement program for PEPFAR to reduce supply chain risks include: (1) employing pooled procurement to reduce procurement and shipping costs and to accommodate changing country needs by making stock adjustments at the regional level, and (2) establishing regional distribution centers to facilitate faster turnaround of orders within defined catchment areas.

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