Last Mile Costs of Public Health Supply Chains in Developing Countries: Recommendations for Inclusion in the United Nations OneHealth Model

The last mile is that portion of the supply chain that delivers a health product from the last storage point to the consumer at the service delivery point. This paper presents estimates of last mile supply chain costs for public health commodities in developing countries.

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  • Commodities Diagnostics, Indoor Residual Spraying, Medicines, Mosquito nets, Reproductive health products, Vaccines
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  • When to use The last mile is that portion of the supply chain that delivers a health product from the last storage point to the consumer at the service delivery point. This paper presents estimates of last mile supply chain costs for public health commodities in developing countries.
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  • Inputs & outputs The estimates are in response to a request by the developers of the United Nations OneHealth Model for guidance on how to best include last mile costs in the model.
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  • Remarks The last mile is that portion of the supply chain that delivers a health product from the last storage point to the consumer at the service delivery point. This paper presents estimates of last mile supply chain costs for public health commodities in developing countries. The estimates are in response to a request by the developers of the United Nations OneHealth Model for guidance on how to best include last mile costs in the model.
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  • Submission date 2014-03-25 02:00:00