Humanitarian supply management in logistics in the health sector
This handbook is intended as a guide to certain basic aspects of emergency supply logistics and as reference material for all those involved in the management of humanitarian supplies. It describes a series of procedures for the correct handling of supplies at each of the stages of the logistics chain. Some of these procedures reflect the standards of international organizations involved in disaster response. Many others, however, are the distillation of concrete experiences by those in the field. While no guidelines can be universally applicable, the techniques and procedures proposed here should be of some value in almost all circumstances involving emergency operations. The manual is aimed at all those who work in emergency management, whether government officials or members of non-governmental organizations; the procedures outlined should be applicable in both cases. The content has been organized in such a way that those who are already experts in the field can use it as reference material, while those who wish to learn about the subject will find a systematic presentation of the most relevant aspects of the logistics of managing humanitarian supplies. This is a new contribution by the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization to national efforts to strengthen operational capacity, particularly in those aspects related to the management of humanitarian assistance.
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