Download or read book OECD Health Policy Studies Securing Medical Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report offers insights into the risks and vulnerabilities of the supply chains of medicines and medical devices. Policy options to anticipate and mitigate risks of shortages of medicines and medical devices, both routinely and in the context of severe crises, are analysed. Most importantly, the report shows that strengthening the long-term resilience of medical supply chains requires collaborative approaches that balance measures best undertaken by the private sector with those more appropriately managed by governments or supranationally.