Humanitarian Supply Management and Logistics in the Health Sector

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28 Humanitarian Supply Management and Logistics in the Health Sector Another key consideration is how supplies are sent. Guidelines for donors should take into account the following: ◆ Consignments should be sorted by product before they are dispatched. Donors must be asked not to mix different products in the same package; ◆ Consignments should be classified in advance, and packed according to standard categories (see section on Categories in Chapter 5); ◆ Consignments should be labeled and identified, ideally in the local language, or else in a language that can be easily understood or translated at the disaster site; ◆ Consignments should display the expiry dates of the products sent. Products with limited shelf life should not be sent if they will expire in less than one year or, in very special circumstances, six months at the shortest. The task of making international and national donors aware of the need for appropriate donations requires a permanent information and education effort as part of each country’s overall disaster preparedness strategy. The goal is to ensure that generosity goes beyond good intentions alone, and is of actual benefit to disaster victims. Following Up on Offers of Assistance Many governments and international organizations have become aware of the need for more targeted donations, and will not send any consignments until they have been notified of the needs that must be met. However, they might still offer assistance that could be useful later on, but not immediately. When an offer of this sort is made, an answer should be sent immediately to the donor and a system must be in place to record such offers and follow up on them when they are finally needed. This approach also allows some time for evaluation and consultation when the offer includes unusual supplies whose usefulness is not immediately apparent. In such cases, specialized national organizations should be consulted.
Chapter 4: Coordination 29 One of the most awkward diplomatic tasks is to refuse an offer of aid outright. Sometimes, after consultations have been made, local decisionmakers may determine that the supplies offered would be useless, draining energy and resources away from the distribution of more effective assistance. Recipient countries should feel free to reject, with all due courtesy, such offers and to provide guidance to potential donors about the types of assistance that would be more appropriate in the circumstances. In practice, every donation has a cost for the recipient since financial and human resources are required for storing the supplies, transporting them, and all too frequently discarding those that are in poor condition or are otherwise unusable.
Page 1 and 2: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Acknowledgements..........
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Page 77 and 78: Explanation of Waybill 16 1. Offici
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System Components The system has th
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Activities in the Supply Reception
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Chapter 9 Storage 21 Emergency supp
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Size and Access to the Site Chapter
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Moreover, it must be borne in mind
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Alternative Storage Sites Chapter 9
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◆ Scales, metric measuring tape,
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Figure 9.1. Warehouse sectors and m
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Chapter 9: Storage be stored direct
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▲ Tinned items without a label, w
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Control and Monitoring ◆ Clear an
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empty containers. Warehouse inspect
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Table 9.5. Storing food and equipme
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Annex 9.1 Sample Stock Control Form
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Annex 9.3 Sample Form for Supply Di
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Chapter 10 Transport 29 Transport i
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Table 10.1. Characteristics of diff
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Commercial vs. Non-commercial Trans
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If vehicles of different load capac
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The information entered in vehicle
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Table 10.4 shows examples of averag
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padded or otherwise prevented from
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Chapter 10: Transport ◆ The vehic
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Chapter 10: Transport The routes an
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Annex 10.1 Overland Transport Capac
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Chapter 10: Transport Required runw
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Chapter 11 Distribution The main ob
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Responsibilities As already noted,
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Chapter 11: Distribution local dyna
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and monitoring mechanisms, includin
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Annex 11.1 Sample Beneficiaries Rec
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Total required quantity (in metric
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Chapter 12 Managing Medical Supplie
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Table 12.1. Suggested basic drugs f
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◆ It is essential to check the st
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4. Effective communication between
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◆ The quality of the drugs until
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Controlling and Monitoring Products
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Chapter 12: Managing medical suppli
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Annex 12.2 Disposal by Incineration
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Chapter 15 The Application of New T
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Chapter 15: The application of new
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standard credit card (8.5 x 5.5 cm)
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References Amariles P. and others.
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