1. OVERVIEW OF DISTRIBUTION – INTERGRATION PROJECT
•Geographic References : The World Fact book (//www. CIA. Gov /library)
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Africa - Union

2. Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Geography : Mapped area of about 1,246,700 sq. km, Angola is the world's twenty-third largest country .
Angola's capital, Luanda , lies on the Atlantic coast in the north-west of the country. Angola is divided into
eighteen provinces and 163 Municipalities .
Population : 12,531,357 (July 2008 est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : The adult prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS infection is 3.9% as of 2003. There are
240,000 citizens living with AIDS and 21,000 die annually. The risk of contracting disease is very high. There are food
and waterborne diseases, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; vector borne diseases,
malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness); respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis, and
schistosomiasis, a water contact disease, as of 2005.

3. Location: is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya
to the south, Somalia to the south-east and Djibouti to the north-east.
Geography : Mapped area of about 1.12 million sq. km, Ethiopia IS divided into 11 provinces, many derived from
historical regions. Ethiopia now has a tiered government system consisting of a federal government overseeing ethnically-
based regional states, zones, districts (woredas), and neighborhoods (kebele)
Population : About 80 million
Health Update: According to the head of the World Bank’s , Ethiopia has only 1 medical doctor per 100,000 people.
However, the World Health Organization in its 2006 World Health Report gives a figure of 1936 physicians (for 2003), which
comes to about 2.6 per 100,000. Globalization is said to affect the country, with many educated professionals leaving Ethiopia
for a better economic opportunity in the West. Ethiopia's main health problems are said to be communicable diseases caused
by poor sanitation and malnutrition. These problems are exacerbated by the shortage of trained manpower and health
facilities.
There are 119 hospitals (12 in Addis Ababa alone) and 412 health centers in Ethiopia.

4. Location: West Africa, north of Ghana
Geography : Burkina Faso is divided into thirteen regions, forty-five provinces, and 301 communes. Area about 274000
sq. km. Capital - Ouagadougou
Population : About 14 million
Health Update: degree of risk: very high for Infectious diseases .food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vector borne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

5. Location: Located in Western Africa, it borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the
north. Its capital is Porto Novo , but the seat of government is Cotonou.
Geography : Mapped area of about 113,000 sq. km, Benin is divided into 12 departments and subdivided into 77
communes.
Population : 8.8 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high . food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. vector borne diseases: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal
meningitis (2008)

6. Location:. Situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan Africa and is bounded by (clockwise from the
southwest) Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
Geography : Mapped area of about 2,345,408 square kilometers , DRC is divided into 11 provinces
departments and subdivided into 129 territories. Capital city is KINSHASA.
Population : 64 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vector borne diseases: malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping
sickness) water contact disease: schistosomiasis

7. Location:. Nigeria is located in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea .
Geography : Mapped area of about 923,768 square kilometers , Nigeria is divided into thirty-six states and one Federal
Capital Territory, which are further sub-divided into 774 Local Government Areas. The capital is Abuja.
Population : 150 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vector borne disease: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal
meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis and shistosomiasis

8. Location:. Mali Is a landlocked nation in Western Africa. It is the seventh largest country in Africa. It borders Algeria on the
north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and
Mauritania on the west
Geography : Mapped area of about 1240000 square kilometers , Mali is divided into 8 regions (régions) and 1 district,
and subdivided into 49 ‘cercles’, totaling 288 ‘arrondissements’. The capital is Bamako. A Commune is a third level
administrative unit .Mali is divided into eight regions and one capitol district Bamako. These subdivisions bear the name of
their principal city. The regions are divided into 50 Cercles. The Cercles and the district are divided into 703 Communes, with
19 Urban Communes and 684 Rural Communes
Population : 12 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vector borne disease: malaria .Water contact disease: schistosomiasis Respiratory
disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)

9. Location:. is the largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Ethiopia to the east. Other bordering
countries are Kenya, Uganda , Chad ,Libya and DRC.
Geography : Sudan has an area of 2,505,810 square kilometers and Sudan is divided into twenty-six states which in turn
are subdivided into 133 districts
.
Population : 40 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high .Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever .Vector borne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping
sickness) Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

10. Location:. is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The main neighboring countries are the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Tanzania , Malawi , Mozambique . The capital city is Lusaka, located in the southeast of the country. The population is
concentrated mainly around the capital and the Copper belt to the northwest
Geography : Zambia has an area of 752614 square kilometers divided into nine provinces, each administered by an
appointed deputy minister. Each province is subdivided into several districts with a grand total of 73 districts.
.
Population : 12.5 million (est.)
Major Infectious Diseases : degree of risk: very high .Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever .Vector borne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis

11. DISTRIBUTION REACH : With reference to the following link, we are
looking at a distribution reach somewhere in between the district distribution
centre and immunization centre.
PORT DDU national WH DIST TO STATE/PROVINCE & FURTHER DELIVERY TO DISTR POINTS
MODE OF OPERATION : The international freight company will be able to deliver the container load till the
identified central (national) warehouse at the country capital. We need to consider that as a central distribution point for
secondary distribution to PROVINCES and thereafter to the MUNICIPALITIES health centre.
SERVICE PARTNER: Local service partner will be responsible to plan and route the distribution stock from
central warehouse facility to respective region capitals . The storage and distribution further to the MUNICIPALITY
level will be controlled from that point.
RESOURCE PROPOSED: Considering the scale of distribution and penetration in the region, we can
propose dedicated VF resource in every VF Office to camp in the country Capital (and necessarily visit the region
capitals) during the distribution period. His principal focus will be to coordinate with the delivery agent on a daily basis
and monitor the schedule, stock and report . This individual would fall functionally under the VF Corporate Logistics
Dept. An earlier experience in similar operation is desirable in this role. Example: a distribution exercise undertaken
in Mali where we can look into the VF Logistics resource available in VF CA.