Marken's Resilient Supply Chain Network Revolutionizes Healthcare Access In Africa

Burkina Faso, a nation in Africa with severe economic and social instability, has a long-standing history of food insecurity, which presents significant challenges to supply chains in the area. One particular issue is maternal undernutrition, which remains a critical public health concern as achieving nutritional adequacy during pregnancy and lactation is difficult in many areas of this region. This dire situation contributes to poor fetal development and adverse birth outcomes, resulting in a staggering number of small for gestational age (SGA) births annually.

The MISAME-III study, led by Ghent University, seeks to combat maternal undernutrition and improve birth outcomes through a micronutrient-rich supplement. But delivering critical supplies and biospecimens to remote areas demands a logistics partner like no other. With an expansive and established ready-to-use operational infrastructure skilled at delivering to remote areas in Africa, Marken was approached by researchers to provide services for this life-changing study.

Learn how meticulous planning and state-of-the-art tracking technology streamlined the supply chain process and review the process for distributing time and temperature-critical biospecimens to several global universities.