Better Health, Brighter Future
Strengthening Regional Supply Chains to Enhance Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Equipping key stakeholders with the technical skills, and access to assets, processes and tools to manage essential temperature-sensitive health commodities.
Photo credit: WFP/Arete Damilola Onafuwa
The Program
Partner: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Budget: 1.3 billion yen
Term: 5 years
Launch: 2021
Area: 17 West African Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical need for efficient and effective supply chain systems during emergencies. This program will enhance the capacity of the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Accra, Ghana, to more efficiently receive, store, and transport temperature-sensitive health commodities to 17 countries in West Africa. The project will also create a regional Logistics Knowledge Centre where supply chain professionals and national government staff can receive training on best-in-class supply chain practices, ensuring that they are better equipped to manage supplies during health emergencies.
