Quality Considerations of Zambian Wholesalers and Regulatory Authorities to Increase Availability and Access to Quality Maternal Newborn, and Child Health Products

This document combines document review and semi-structured key informant interviews with maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) wholesaler representatives and key government stakeholders to inform the findings on four focal areas—product sourcing, storage, distribution and quality oversight.
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Vendor Managed Inventory: Shorter Lead time, Great Cost Savings, Larger Health Impact

Vendor-managed inventory requires vendors to hold a specified amount of readily available commodities for the sole use of the procurer. The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project uses vendor-managed inventory for several health commodities.
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