IDA Basis has celebrated the official opening of its state-of-the-art regional logistics hub, situated at Kuehne+Nagel’s state-of-the-art facility in Dubai South, UAE.
The opening occasion introduced collectively the IDA Basis and Kuehne+Nagel management and was attended by esteemed friends from the UAE area. Notable attendees included representatives from the Worldwide Humanitarian Metropolis, Dubai South and the World Well being Group.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony on the warehouse symbolized the collective efforts of native and worldwide organizations which have contributed considerably to the success of this enterprise and the development of healthcare logistics within the UAE.
The newly established IDA hub in Dubai is strategically situated between IDA’s Asian producers and most of its healthcare clients in Africa and the Center East. Its location subsequent to Worldwide Humanitarian Metropolis and near the airport and seaport makes it a really perfect centralized kitting and distribution warehouse for the area and past. Kuehne+Nagel will assist IDA with complete product dealing with, kitting, temperature and entry management storage, aggregation and native and worldwide distribution. An IDA staff, together with a devoted pharmacist, works carefully with Kuehne+Nagel to watch operations to make sure compliance with strict rules and efficient danger mitigation.
By appointing Kuehne+Nagel because the strategic logistics associate in Dubai, this collaboration between IDA and Kuehne+Nagel builds on a decade-long partnership between the 2 organizations. As one in every of IDA’s most well-liked delivery companions, Kuehne+Nagel’s Emergency and Aid Logistics staff distributes important well being merchandise to clients in additional than 130 low- and middle-income nations worldwide.
Through the ceremony, Wendy Eggen, CEO of the IDA Basis, expressed her pleasure in regards to the hub and the strengthened partnership, saying: “By increasing our regional hub within the UAE, IDA can strategically present quick and dependable supply of well being items to individuals in want, with a concentrate on the Center East and Africa. We chosen Kuehne+Nagel due to our confidence of their unwavering reliability, best-in-class storage companies, dedication to sustainability and a variety of extra companies that allow versatile response.”
Lee I’Ons, President of the Center East and Africa at Kuehne+Nagel, added, emphasizing the significance of the partnership, saying: “This alliance is a testomony to our shared imaginative and prescient to offer each affected person with the healthcare product sooner or later. situation and within the time they deserve, but additionally delivering sustainable logistics options. Our experience in dealing with healthcare merchandise, our continued reliability and the exemplary dedication of our groups have been elementary to this success.”
