Many health programmes rely heavily on rational management of essential medicines and medical supplies. Over the years, the range and volume of medicines and medical supplies supported has increased, particularly in the scale-up of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria treatments.

The Commission would like to thank the groups and individuals that contributed to this report, including: the Expert Group for their work in developing the Expert Group report that informed the work of the Commission; the authors of the 17 policy briefs; the authors of the 149 submissions to the Commission; participants in the public consultations facilitated by the Commission.

Updates on the status of the year one Implementation of the Supply Chain Master Plan of Liberia.

We all know that whenever supply chain challenges are discussed or assessed, inevitably human resources or lack of capacity comes up as one of the key bottlenecks. Nearly always the response is to include more training in whatever improvement plan is being developed.

Health logistics continues to be an obstacle to successful global health interventions. In the World Health Organization 2005 report ‘Health and the Millennium Development Goals,’ the problem of logistics for health is highlighted: “Much of the burden of disease can be prevented or cured with known and affordable technologies.

La pandémie de COVID-19 exerce une pression croissante sur les chaînes d’approvisionnement de la santé. Prévenir, détecter les pénuries de produits de santé et y remédier constitue un défi de taille.

The case study describes the transition of the public health supply chain for medical commodities in Kenya. In 2004 there were 11 parallel supply chains operating in the country.

Immunization programs require, among other components, a dependable and efficient supply chain system to deliver vaccines and related supplies. An indispensable part of this system is sufficient numbers of personnel with the knowledge and skills to perform essential supply chain functions.

The purpose of this presentation is to share how the Ministry of Health in Indonesia is designing and implementing the work of “ People that Deliver” to improve supply chain management.

The availability and distribution aspect, including program drugs, are always being considered under the Ministry of Health policy, as included in the National Drug Policy (2006) and part of Community Health Reform (2009).