A leading global logistics player is allocating €500 million over the next five years to strengthen healthcare infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East. This strategic move is aimed at addressing the growing demand for pharmaceutical logistics and enhancing medical supply networks across key markets in the region.
The investment will support the development of advanced logistics hubs in South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. These facilities will specialize in high-value, time-sensitive healthcare shipments such as vaccines, stem cells, and cryogenic materials—critical to public health across fast-growing populations.
As demand for pharmaceutical products surges across the African continent, largely due to its tropical disease burden and expanding population, the logistics sector is stepping up with integrated solutions to improve medical supply chain traceability and responsiveness.
Roughly 25% of a broader €2 billion global healthcare logistics initiative is being channeled toward Africa and the Middle East. The focus includes investments in specialized warehousing, cold-chain infrastructure, product serialization, and comprehensive supply chain management systems.
The initiative also supports regional manufacturing, including a newly established medical devices facility in Kenya, which is now exporting equipment to markets in the Middle East and Europe—demonstrating the region’s growing role in international health supply chains.
With demand rising for advanced medical therapies and equipment, this major investment signals a shift toward stronger, more resilient healthcare logistics capabilities that can respond to both chronic and emerging health challenges across the region.
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