FEELING THE HEAT: SUPPLY CHAINS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Supply chains and climate change are inextricably linked. Supply chains – including those needed to distribute lifesaving medicines – are being disrupted by extreme, unpredictable weather conditions associated with climate change. Events linked to climate change not only disrupt healthcare supply chains but are also triggering diseases and humanitarian crises. While supply chains are threatened by climate change, they are also contributing to it because they produce vast amounts of greenhouse gases and waste. The critical and complex interconnectedness of climate change and supply chains – particularly healthcare supply chains – was…

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