While it’s likely few people outside the supply chain industry would have given much thought to the sector before 2020, it didn’t take long for Covid-19 to change all that. Across Africa, informal merchants and massive logistics companies alike battled to navigate the unpredictable supply and demand brought about by the pandemic. We all felt the effects of the supply chain under strain as suddenly even some of the most basic and essential goods were difficult to come by.
And the challenge is not over yet. With recent announcements around a Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies, conversations around finding solutions to this global manufacturing and distribution event have come to the fore. It’s clear that only by protecting and reinforcing the supply chain network will the world be able to carry out this monumental task.
