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Outsourcing the Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics System to the Private Sector: The Western Cape Experience in South Africa

Facilitated by project Optimize, a World Health Organization and PATH collaboration, this review was conducted in the Western Cape of South Africa whereby the Biovac Institute (a third-party, private-sector company) took over the roles of vaccine procurement, warehouse management, inventory management, and vaccine distribution directly to health centers.

Author(s): Lydon P

Corporate author(s): World Health Organization, PATH

Publication date: October 2011

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Outsourcing the Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics System to the Private Sector

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Region: Africa

See also:

Vaccines and immunization > Hepatitis B

Health technologies > Vaccine delivery

Vaccines and immunization > Miscellaneous

Vaccines and immunization > Diarrheal disease

Vaccines and immunization > Pneumococcal disease

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