Summary of key quantitative findings from the health facility survey (n = 15), Northwest Syria, February 2023 earthquake response
| Quantitative finding category | Key data |
|---|---|
| Response timeliness and delivery | 73.3% of facilities reported slow responses/delayed emergency shipments |
| 60% of facilities faced uncertain delivery timelines | |
| 53.3% of facilities received partial deliveries/incomplete supplies | |
| Nine out of 15 facilities did not receive any emergency shipments within the first 24 h | |
| Only one facility received its first shipment from its main partner organization within the first day | |
| Emergency medicine shortages | 92.3% of facilities lacked analgesics |
| 76.9% lacked bandages and dressings | |
| 69.2% lacked intravenous (IV) fluids with electrolytes | |
| Inventory management systems | 100% of facilities used manual stock cards for inventory tracking |
| 93.3% of facilities used Excel spreadsheets for inventory tracking | |
| Only 46.7% (7 facilities) had a dedicated information system for supply chain inventory management | |
| Forecasting and planning | Forecasting was inconsistent; 13 facilities conducted it post-earthquake, but most relied on short-term, consumption-based methods (less than Three months) |
| Only 8 facilities used forecasting data to inform procurement decisions | |
| Only 5 out of 15 facilities had formal procurement plans | |
| Human resources (HR) | Six facilities reported lacking adequate supply chain staff at the time of the earthquake |
| Five out of 15 surveyed facilities were understaffed during the earthquake response | |
| Only five facilities had specific HR plans addressing emergency medical supply chains |
| Quantitative finding category | Key data |
|---|---|
| 73.3% of facilities reported slow responses/delayed emergency shipments | |
| 60% of facilities faced uncertain delivery timelines | |
| 53.3% of facilities received partial deliveries/incomplete supplies | |
| Nine out of 15 facilities did not receive any emergency shipments within the first 24 h | |
| Only one facility received its first shipment from its main partner organization within the first day | |
| 92.3% of facilities lacked analgesics | |
| 76.9% lacked bandages and dressings | |
| 69.2% lacked intravenous ( | |
| 100% of facilities used manual stock cards for inventory tracking | |
| 93.3% of facilities used Excel spreadsheets for inventory tracking | |
| Only 46.7% (7 facilities) had a dedicated information system for supply chain inventory management | |
| Forecasting was inconsistent; 13 facilities conducted it post-earthquake, but most relied on short-term, consumption-based methods (less than Three months) | |
| Only 8 facilities used forecasting data to inform procurement decisions | |
| Only 5 out of 15 facilities had formal procurement plans | |
| Six facilities reported lacking adequate supply chain staff at the time of the earthquake | |
| Five out of 15 surveyed facilities were understaffed during the earthquake response | |
| Only five facilities had specific |