Abstract:
This paper evaluated logistics and supply chain management in Nigeria with focus on the health sector. In healthcare system, managing the supply chain is typically a very complex and fragmented process. The healthcare supply chain starts at the medical product manufacturer where items are produced and sent to a distribution center. Healthcare Supply Chain Logistics is series of processes, workforce involved across different teams and movement of medicines, surgical equipment, and other products as needed by healthcare professionals to do their job. The paper observed that in Nigeria, the National Health Supply Chain Strategic and Implementation Plan (NHSCSP), 2021 - 2025 is the policy documents that focuses attention on the strategic plan to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.8. It was recommended that the implementation framework of the NHSCSP should be designed to ensure easy integration of medicines' safety monitoring practices into the overall health care delivery system since it sets out clear targets that encourage collaboration and cooperation among stakeholders, which is particularly important as COVID-19 vaccines are introduced and monitored.
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