Zuellig Pharma expands facilities in Phl

Healthcare services provider Zuellig Pharma Corp. is expanding its facilities and beefing up its digital solutions in the country to serve increasing demand.

Zuellig Pharma market managing director Jannette Jakosalem told The STAR the company looks forward to building five more cold-chain storage facilities in the country this year.

Jakosalem said the company also intends to create a National Distribution Center to ensure safe and efficient deployment of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, such as the Spikevax COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna, to the general population.

“We are keen in building more facilities in the next two to three years such as stateof-the-art cold-chain storage facilities and the National Distribution Center to help the Philippines build its capacity,” Jakosalem said.

“We are also keen on improving our current roster of digital solutions in the logistics space in response to the growing needs of our stakeholders and the relevance of healthcare logistics in the industry,” she said.

Jakosalem said the company is focused on improving its logistics capabilities to ensure effective and efficient distribution of medical supplies, especially vaccines, across the country.

Since last year, Zuellig Pharma has invested in innovating its digital solutions to ensure a rapid response to the changing public demand.

Zuellig Pharma is the market leader in pharmaceutical distribution in the Philippines, with its integrated network of regional distribution centers across the country giving it a unique position to increase the reach and access of needed medicines and vaccines to the most vulnerable.

In the Philippines, it has cold-chain facilities with the capacity to store products at -20 degrees Celsius, alongside 10 medical grade freezers for -80 degrees Celsius storage.

The company also offers digital solutions to help address the demand of both public and private sector towards a safe and effective healthcare logistics services.

With the pandemic disrupting multiple industries, including the healthcare sector, Jakosalem said Zuellig Pharma saw an uptick in demand for healthcare services across the country, requiring effective and efficient logistics services.

As a result, the company introduced digital solutions in the healthcare logistics base such as the eZRx, eZConsult, and eZTracker.

eZRx is a transparent businessThe to-business e-commerce platform that drives sales, improves processes, and tracks orders for all clients.

Through this platform, Jakosalem said customers would have a convenient ordering experience through a user-friendly interface with an integrated payment gateway, client approval processes, and a data analytics module.