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. 1990 Jun 9;335(8702):1388-90.
doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)91256-a.

Drug supply in the aftermath of the 1988 Armenian earthquake

P Autier  1 , M C Férir, A Hairapetien, A Alexanian, V Agoudjian, G Schmets, G Dallemagne, M N Leva, J Pinel
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Drug supply in the aftermath of the 1988 Armenian earthquake

P Autier et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

After the 1988 Armenian earthquake, which affected an area with a population of 700,000, international relief operations sent a minimum of 5000 tons of drugs and consumable medical supplies. Because of difficulties with identification and sorting, only 30% of the drugs were immediately usable by the health workers in Armenia. Such quantities posed numerous problems for transportation and storage. Useless and expired agents comprised 11% and 8% of the drugs, respectively. 20% of all the drugs provided by international aid had to be destroyed by the end of 1989.

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