Improving health in developing countries: reducing complexity of drug supply chains

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-84

  Jahre, Marianne ^a,b   Dumoulin, Luc ^c   Greenhalgh, Langdon B ^c   Hudspeth, Claudia ^d   Limlim, Phillips ^d   Spindler, Anna ^d  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Global Emergency Group   (United States)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Drugs; Health care; Humanitarian logistics; Stock shortages; Supply chain management; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918812399     PISSN: 20426747     EISSN: 20426755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20426741211226000     Document Type: Article

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