Inventory Policy on Maximum Months of Stock Holdings for Each Level of the Supply Chain as Determined by Each Country's Supply Chain Design
Level | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Ghana | Kenya | Pakistan | Tanzania | Uganda | Country A | Country B |
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Central medical stores | 15 (combined) | 5 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
Regional/hubs level | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | ||
District level | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 6 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
SDPs | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Health posts | n/a | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
System total | 22 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 14 |
System total used in model | 22 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 14 |
Abbreviations: n/a, not applicable; SDPs, service delivery points.