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Welcome to Health Commodity and Logistics Management

In this video, SD Gupta introduces the section on Health Commodity and Logistics Management. (Step 3.3)
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SD GUPTA: Hello, everyone. I’m Dr. SD Gupta, chairman and professor at IIHMR University. I’m a public health professional with my PhD in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University. We will be talking about logistics and supply chain and health commodity in health programs. We will also discuss the challenges, issues, and barriers in supply chain and its importance in the success of an effective implementation of health programs anywhere. Thank you.

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

In this section, Dr. Gupta demonstrates the importance of ensuring the right product in the right quantity is delivered at the right time to the right person and of the right quality, through effective health commodity, logistics, and supply management. In doing so, Dr. Gupta draws on decades of experience in managing and improving health systems and service delivery.

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