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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

The Zika virus, a disease that is spread primarily through a bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, has put governments on high alert in recent months. s iron ore mining site in Liberia, management declared force majeure and moved workers out of the country. World With Zika: A Diagnosis. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

Logistics planners would readily tell you that this is not a surprise; such imbalances are a reality in the cargo industry. Clearly, addressing this issue is in the hands of the African governments. But the impact of these ‘empty moves’ can be mitigated with smart supply chain planning disciplines.

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