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Although logistics has been mostly utilized in commercial supply chains, it is also an important tool in disaster relief operations. Humanitarian logistics is a branch of logistics which specializes in organizing the delivery and warehousing of supplies during natural disasters or complex emergencies to the affected area and people.
Logistics Support System (LSS) is a tool created by the Pan American Health Organization and six United Nations agencies for the purpose of facilitating the communication among humanitarian agencies, non-governmental organizations, donors, media or countries and enhancing the coordination of humanitarian supply chain.
Five of them are elected by Logistics Cluster partners, one seat is reserved for the World Food Programme—as lead agency of the Logistics Cluster—and one seat is held by the Logistics Cluster Coordinator of a field operation. The Chair of the SAG is held by the Global Logistics Cluster Coordinator. [9]
Supply chain sustainability is a business issue affecting an organization's supply chain or logistics network, and is frequently quantified by comparison with SECH ratings, which address social, ethical, cultural, and health footprints. These build on the triple bottom line incorporating economic, social, and environmental aspects.
Bags of medical supplies and defibrillators at the York Region EMS Logistics Headquarters in Ontario, Canada. Medical logistics is the logistics of pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, medical devices and equipment, and other products needed to support doctors, nurses, and other health and dental care providers. [1]
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is led by the University of Birmingham [122] which provides overall oversight in relation to the Unit strategy, infrastructure and delivery, research and finance. The network prioritized surgical topics that needed research and has performed multiple surgical studies.
The World health report 2002 described the amount of disease, disability and death in the world that could be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health. It projected how much this burden could lowered in the next 20 years if the same risk factors were reduced.
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is a monthly public health journal published by the World Health Organization that was established in 1948. [1] Articles are published in English and abstracts are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. [ 2 ]