Technical area: Storage and distribution

Managing the Supply Chain of Specialized Nutritious Foods

This guideline merges existing information on nutrition intervention planning, procurement, quality management and logistics. It will serve as an operational tool in the field, supporting staff from WFP and the wider humanitarian and development community. Each chapter presents guidance, references for further information, and ‘golden rules’ for practice at each... Read more

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Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health Commodities

This guide is a practical reference for those managing or involved in setting up a storeroom or warehouse. It contains written directions and clear illustrations on receiving and arranging commodities; special storage conditions; tracking commodities; maintaining the quality of the products; constructing and designing a medical store; and waste management;... Read more

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Regional Distribution Centers and Inventory Management: Leveraging regional distribution centers (RDCs) to manage inventories of essential items for HIV/AIDS programs and to provide frequent, regular resupply

Learn how SCMS ensures rapid response to program needs and protects local supply chain infrastructure from overload, thus enabling scale-up.... Read more

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Solutions optimisées de distribution de moustiquaires imprégnées d’insecticide (MII) pour l’intensification de la lutte contre le paludisme

This brief describes the nationwide scale up of ITNs in Zambia to achieve an average of 3 ITNs per household. It compares different methods and results, in terms of costs and time required, for two mass ITN distribution models (centralized versus de-centralized).... Read more

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Optimized insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution solutions for scaling up malaria control

This brief describes the nationwide scale up of ITNs in Zambia to achieve an average of 3 ITNs per household. It compares different methods and results, in terms of costs and time required, for two mass ITN distribution models (centralized versus de-centralized).... Read more

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