As part of their participation in the Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) Annual Meeting, Coca-Cola and the Global Fund outlined their plans to expand the reach of ‘Project Last Mile’, a public-private partnership established in 2010 to help Tanzania’s government-run medicine distribution network, Medical Stores Department (MSD), build a more efficient supply chain by using Coca-Cola’s logistics models for delivering beverages almost anywhere in the world.
The newest phases of the partnership will increase the availability of critical medicines to 75% of Tanzania and expand the initiative to Ghana and Mozambique. Opportunities to expand into additional countries are being explored.
Since 2010, ‘Project Last Mile’ has:
The idea for the ‘Project Last Mile’ partnership began in 2009 when the Global Fund approached Coca-Cola to learn from its logistical expertise and address distribution challenges faced in Tanzania.
Source: The Coca-Cola Company
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