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Health security depends on more than strong health systems, laboratories and surveillance networks. It also depends on resilient health supply chains that ensure essential health products and technologies are available where and when they are needed.

When outbreaks occur, there is little time to build procurement systems, supplier networks, logistics partnerships and emergency operating procedures from scratch. Organizations that have already established these capabilities can move significantly faster.

As emerging infectious diseases continue to pose global threats, pandemic preparedness and health security will remain critical priorities for governments, donors, and health organizations worldwide.

In our latest blog, we explore how resilient health supply chains strengthen preparedness, support rapid outbreak response, and help countries prepare for, respond to, and recover from infectious disease threats.

Read more: https://pfscm.org/how-resilient-supply-chains-help-ensure-health-security-through-improved-preparedness/

How resilient supply chains help ensure Health Security through improved preparedness Discover the essential role of resilient supply chains in ensuring health security and enhancing global preparedness.

Healthy children are the foundation of healthy communities.

Today, on the International Day of the African Child, we reflect on the importance of expanding access to the medicines, health products, and healthcare services that help children survive and thrive.

Through initiatives such as the REACH initiative, PFSCM has supported efforts to improve child health outcomes by helping ensure lifesaving antibiotics reach the communities they are intended to serve.

Together, strong partnerships, resilient health systems, and reliable supply chains can help create healthier futures for children across Africa.
https://pfscm.org/pfscm_news/first-shipment-of-lifesaving-antibiotics-delivered-to-nigeria-in-support-of-the-reach-initiative/

First shipment of lifesaving antibiotics delivered to Nigeria in support of the REACH initiative Learn about the efforts behind the shipment of antibiotics to Nigeria, supporting child health through the REACH initiative.

When timelines shift, supply chains must respond quickly — without compromising efficiency.
As Mali finalized a large syringe order, PFSCM worked with partners to reassess procurement and transportation options when demand proved more urgent than anticipated.

A limited quantity of available stock was secured, and 16,000 syringes were transported by air to meet immediate needs, while the majority of the order continued via ocean freight — preserving the cost and environmental advantages of this approach.

To ensure sustained supply, routing was also adapted in response to seasonal challenges, with shipments rerouted through Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

As Massimiliano Berti notes:

“By combining rapid response for urgent needs with careful optimization of the larger shipment, we were able to protect both supply continuity and cost efficiency.”

This reflects the value of end-to-end supply chain support — enabling flexibility when plans change, while maintaining value for money and reducing waste.

https://pfscm.org/pfscm_news/flexibility-and-full-supply-chain-oversight-enable-pfscm-to-adapt-syringe-orders-for-mali-to-balance-urgency-cost-efficiency-and-sustainability/

Flexibility and full supply chain oversight enable PFSCM to adapt syringe orders for Mali to balance urgency, cost efficiency, and sustainability Learn how the syringes supply chain adapts to urgent demands while balancing cost and environmental considerations