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Zuellig Pharma: A Sustainable Approach to Healthcare Access Through Innovative Solutions
BioSpectrum Asia
|October 2024
The equitable distribution of medicines and their accessibility are critical to the resilience of the healthcare system.
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However, disparities in access and equity continue to exist and these are pertinent to address, especially as healthcare disruptions can negatively impact an economy's public health and patient care.
As powerful catalysts of transformational change, the COVID-19 pandemic tested the resilience and flexibility of pharmaceutical supply chains. In the wake of the pandemic, the healthcare sector requires an agile and robust supply chain risk management system to address disruptions, ensure resilience, and smooth operations.
In recent years, supply chain risk management practices have been revolutionised by technology, with new innovations and risk management solutions reducing accessibility concerns through real-time insights and data-driven mitigation strategies. The use of disruptive technologies and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) can help minimise risks by identifying disruptions, preparing contingency plans, and alleviating their overall impact.
Strengthening Healthcare SCRM Strategies to Overcome Accessibility Disparities
Blockchain-enabled healthcare supply chains and IoT sensors facilitate comprehensive, secure, and traceable real-time risk assessments. Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence algorithms can help identify and mitigate disruptions, ensuring patient accessibility.
Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions company with a purpose of making healthcare more accessible, harnesses the transformative potential of disruptive technologies to enhance supply chain resilience, agility, and responsiveness to risks, developing a connected pharmaceutical ecosystem through innovative digital platforms.
This story is from the October 2024 edition of BioSpectrum Asia.
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