Poster 15

Re-imagining Last Mile Distribution of health commodities for equity and resiliency in Nigeria (5)

Following a series of mass protests across Nigeria against Police brutality that occurred in October 2020; popularly referred to as “End SARS’ which eventually turned violent, the Calabar Axial Warehouse; one of the 4 Axial Warehouses in Nigeria managed by Akesis health at that period, are used as hubs for the distribution of USAID/Global Fund HIV and Malaria public health products including HIV Antiretroviral Drugs and reagents to health facilities in 24 states of Nigeria on behalf of Chemonics International for the GHSC-PSM project. The Calabar Axial warehouse was looted and vandalized by some hoodlums during this ‘End SARS’ unrest. This development was a major threat to the disruption of the bi-monthly Last Mile Distribution (LMD) of the ARVs and other drugs scheduled for November 2020 from this particular axial warehouse. An onsite visit assessment revealed the vandalized warehouse could not be used for the November LMD operations.

Zachary.G¹,  Abdulsalam.M¹, Ogwuche.O¹,  David.K¹, Yewan.I¹, Jolly.D¹,Martins.E¹, Mustapha.M¹,  Sunday.E¹,  Michael.A¹,  Richard.O¹

¹Akesis Health, House No.1, 16A, PO.W Mafemi Crescent, Utako-Abuja