An Implementation Research Approach to Reorient Health Supply Chains Toward an Equity Agenda in the COVID-19 Era

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed critical inequities in global healthcare supply chains and the need for these systems to be analyzed and reoriented with an equity lens. Implementation research methodology can guide the use of evidence-based interventions to re-orient health supply chains towards e...

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Published in:Annals of global health 2021-04, Vol.87 (1), p.42
Main Authors: Frisch, Miriam F., Scott, Kirstin Woody, Binagwaho, Agnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At risk populations
Community
Cost analysis
Cost control
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Global health
Health promotion
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunization
Leadership
Logistics
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Pandemics
Personal protective equipment
Profits
Public sector
Supplies
Supply chains
Vaccines
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Summary:The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed critical inequities in global healthcare supply chains and the need for these systems to be analyzed and reoriented with an equity lens. Implementation research methodology can guide the use of evidence-based interventions to re-orient health supply chains towards equity and optimize health outcomes. Using this approach, private and public sector entities can adapt their strategies to focus not just on efficiency and cost savings but ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to essential medications, vaccines, and supplies. Findings can inform regulations that address supply chain inequities at the global level, strengthen existing systems to fill structural gaps at the national level, and address contextual challenges at the subnational level. This methodology can help account for historical practices from prior health initiatives, identify contemporary barriers and facilitators for positive change, and have applicability to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing vaccine distribution efforts. An implementation research approach is critical in equipping health supply chains with a path for more resilient and equitable distribution of necessary supplies, vaccines, and delivery of care.
ISSN:2214-9996
2214-9996
DOI:10.5334/aogh.3209