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Why Are There No Face Masks?
April 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The shortage of face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) is real.
The situation has become so dire that some health care workers have resorted to unprecedented (forced) break in protocol by wearing bandannas for masks and trash bags for gowns.
How is this happening in the United States?
The global just-in-time supply chain might be appropriate for blue jeans but does it make sense for vital medical supplies? China, the first nation to shelter in place because of COVID-19, produces half of the world’s masks.
Robert Abernathy, former Chairman & CEO of Halyard Health Inc. – a pharmaceutical and medical products supply company that produces surgical masks and gowns – will unpack this crisis that further complicates the fight against this global pandemic and share thoughts on what a supply chain “fix” would look like.
This online program is a open to all.
