Case study
Outsourcing the Distribution Component of Vaccine and Medicine Supply Chains
This report focuses on how to outsource the physical distribution of vaccines and medical products to a private sector Logistics Service Provider (LSP) in sub-Saharan Africa. It analyses existing approaches to outsourcing, the challenges encountered and lessons learned, and provides a framework and toolbox to determine when and how to appropriately outsource.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Publisher
Gavi The Vaccine Alliance
Type
Case study
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Tags
- Planning, budgeting and financing
- Policy and legislation
- Vaccine management