Healthcare in developing African countries is being jeopardised because pharmacists must often take on the job of supply chain planning, including understanding minimum order quantities, demand signals and planning, and inventory management. Having to take on these responsibilities as well as their duties as a pharmacist who must get the right medicines out to patients in need, can result in write-offs and life-threatening shortages. Speaking at the 2022 SAPICS Conference, Vitalliance general manager David Crewe-Brown, highlighted the challenges in the public health supply chain in developing African countries. He also…
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