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Introduction to Health Commodity and Logistics Management

In this video, S.D. Gupta reviews the seven key components that are essential to a well functioning health commodity supply chain. (Step 3.4)

Dr. S.D. Gupta, M.D, Ph.D, FAMS Chairman, IIHMR University, India

In this lecture, we briefly review the seven key components or ‘rights’ that are essential to a well functioning health commodity supply chain.

Before we delve into challenges faced in getting each component just right as well as innovative strategies developed globally, please take a moment to review Chapters 1 and 10 in the reading Introduction to Logistics and Logistics System Design.

Can you think of two potential logistical barriers, not mentioned in the lecture, in delivering vaccines to every corner of the world?

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