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Humanitarian Heroes Medical Bridges’ vision: (Photo: Walter Ulrich/MedicalBridges) “A world in which every person enjoys accessto quality health care with dignity and respect.” Non-Governmental Organization on a Mission Medical Bridges is one of hundreds of humanitarian aid organizations being impacted by the current global supply chain and competing for space along with all the other […]

China is a manufacturing superpower and in many industries U.S. companies have a hard time competing. Now, many policy makers are interested in boosting manufacturing of medical products and drugs in the U.S.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois looks at how drugs are followed from production to distribution using technology.

Time is of the essence when it comes to shipping biological lab samples, so how do companies keep them viable? Find out on this episode of Medically Necessary.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois breaks down the logistics of vaccine delivery to difficult-to-reach patients.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois looks at how telemedicine is influencing the development of different supply chains to support technology use in health care.

The pandemic tested the strength of supply chains and on this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois looks at how COVID-19 highlighted the need for resilient supply chains.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois explores a partnership between one of the biggest drugmakers in the country and a freight visibility platform.

Drug shortages have plagued the U.S. for years, but the scarcity of certain drugs during the pandemic energized some experts to renew efforts to address the problem.

In this episode of Medically Necessary Matt Blois looks at over a decade of research on drug shortages and what it takes to fix the problems.

On the new FreightWaves show Medically Necessary, host Matt Blois takes you inside the health care supply chain and the work necessary to keep medical supplies moving.

Despite big obstacles, some correctional systems are vaccinating inmates quickly.

Companies that are normally competitors are making deals to share technology and manufacturing capacity to produce enough COVID-19 vaccines.

Companies in a wide variety of industries are starting to offer vaccines to their employees at work. That protects employees’ health and the company’s bottom line.

Americans of color are receiving the vaccine at far lower rates than white Americans. Doctors and ethicists say prioritizing essential workers and more proactive outreach would create a more equitable supply chain.

A winter storm delayed shipments of COVID-19 vaccine doses across the U.S. The Biden administration expects delayed doses to arrive soon.

Supply chain experts say a national IT system for vaccine distribution could speed things up.