Open AccessSupply-chain strategies for essential medicines in rural western Kenya during COVID-19
Author(s) -
Dan N. Tran,
Phelix Were,
Kibet Kangogo,
James Akiruga Amisi,
I Manji,
Sonak Pastakia,
Rajesh Vedanthan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.20.271593
Subject(s) - essential medicines , pharmacy , general partnership , business , supply chain , medicine , pandemic , public health , health facility , rural area , environmental health , covid-19 , disease , finance , population , infectious disease (medical specialty) , health services , family medicine , marketing , nursing , pathology
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted health systems worldwide and threatened the supply of essential medicines. Especially affected are vulnerable patients in low- and middle-income countries who can only afford access to public health systems.