Through our partnership with KEMSA, we are solving the perennial problem of drug
stock-outs in our health facilities, especially following delays in release of funds from the National Treasury.
The VII is one tool to help countries minimize vaccine
stock-outs and ensure more children receive vaccines on time.
We understand that these
stock-outs may be distressing for those who are not covered by government programs and who may be required to vaccinate themselves for occupational reasons or because they are planning on travelling to hepatitis-affected areas.
After it transformed forecasting, pharmaceutical supplier Cipla Medpro South cut inventory levels 25% and
stock-outs to less than 1%.
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stock-outs has strived to quantify the extent and severity of shortages of medical supplies.
In the interim, we established a call center that allows us to monitor the stocks, one that allows the DOH to receive requests or info about
stock-outs so that replacements are made easier and faster.
A new Kanban system includes shelving and rail-mounted bins that reduced excess stock,
stock-outs and misplaced items.
They may have to pay a little more for it but we're not going to have national
stock-outs for Thanksgiving turkeys .
Narayan Laksham, Ultriva founder and CEO commented, “Supplier replenishment is designed to eliminate
stock-outs and resulting expedited deliveries while reducing inventory levels by up to 75 percent all while streamlining processes and dramatically increasing buyer and planner productivity.
HIV activist groups in South Africa are calling on the Minister of Health to address drug supply chain problems that are causing HIV and tuberculosis (TB) drug
stock-outs in the country's Eastern Cape Province.
While this is very exciting and without a doubt the way forward, there are still reports of
stock-outs of other medications.
Namibia Dairies' Managing Director, Hubertus Hamm said: "We will have
stock-outs on some of our carton products in the next few days due to major disruptions in the Durban and Gauteng supply routes.
