Mr. Shimizu et al. published “Seven steps in the value chain of health products for equitable access and delivery in low- and middle-income countries” at GHM open.

Access to safe and quality health care products is explicitly stated in the SDGs as essential to achieving UHC. Based on a literature review and case studies, this paper proposes seven steps as a comprehensive framework to effectively deliver needed health products to those in need in low- and middle-income countries. We divide the value chain of health products into seven steps: 1) situation analysis, 2) research and development, 3) regulatory authorization, 4) selection and prioritization, 5) public procurement, 6) distribution and storage, and 7) health service delivery.

The details are as follow:https://doi.org/10.35772/ghmo.2022.01008