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Firm Leads Medical Supply Chain Advocacy with MedicYard Launch

Sunday Ehigiator Nigerian healthcare company, MedicYard, has called on stakeholders in the medical sector to strengthen the integrity of the country’s medical supply chain to improve health outcomes and reduce the

Nigerian healthcare firm MedicYard has urged industry stakeholders to enhance the reliability of the country's medical supply chain, aiming to better health outcomes and mitigate risks from counterfeit and delayed medical products. The call was made during the launch of MedicYard's e-commerce platform, held in Lagos, which gathered professionals from healthcare, banking, technology, and media fields to discuss the challenges plaguing Nigeria's medical supply system, including substandard products, supply delays, and restricted access to genuine medical supplies.

MedicYard's CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Ante Ante, emphasized the importance of medical supply integrity in determining patient health outcomes, stating that delayed access to essential medical products could have serious consequences. The company's platform aims to bridge the access gap by connecting patients and healthcare providers with verified suppliers of genuine medical products, providing transparency and efficiency in procurement and distribution.

Standard Chartered Bank's CEO, Ayodeji Adelagun, praised MedicYard's commitment to integrity in the medical supply chain and urged the company to maintain these standards as it expands. The professionals present at the event called for stronger measures to shield patients and healthcare institutions from the consequences of supply chain lapses, emphasizing the necessity of partnering only with verified suppliers to ensure the quality of medical products reaching end users.

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