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Supply Chain Management systems are not yet systematic and clearly defined. They are constantly being interrupted hence supply of antiretroviral is a major challenge to the nation. This also tends to enhance treatment failure and development of ARV resistance, hence the need strengthen the current supply chain and logistics by also reducing the risk of stock outs and also strengthening the capacity of the government of Zimbabwe to absorb the huge quantities of HIV/AIDS commodities from the donors across the world. The Research mainly used primary data collection methods including a survey and interviews. Secondary data from the literature review, also helped complement the gaps in primary data. Solutions and recommendations were then identified in order to attend to the identified deficiencies, problems and challenges.
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Chingono, T.T., Mbohwa, C. (2017). HIV/AIDS Humanitarian Supply Chain Management: The Case of Zimbabwe. In: Ao, SI., Kim, H., Amouzegar, M. (eds) Transactions on Engineering Technologies. WCECS 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2717-8_33
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