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"Most developed countries hold significant quantities of medical supplies in
reserve to respond in an emergency.
For example, Australia has its National Medical Stockpile, which stocks
personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, among other items. New
Zealand has its national reserve supplies.
If these supplies are not used in an emergency, such as a pandemic, they
typically stay in the stockpile until their use-by date, then are sent to
landfill.
Surely there’s a better way, especially with some developing nations short of
medical supplies. Donating surplus stock to developing countries seems an
obvious solution.
Our study looked at the likely impact of donating excess stock to developing
countries – dated items close to or past their labelled use-by date. We found
this a viable option, even better than donating fresh items."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
