Kuehne+Nagel is flexing its capabilities in healthcare logistics in the Middle East and Africa region as it has been selected by Amsterdam-based IDA Foundation to operate the latter’s healthcare logistics hub in Dubai.  

IDA Foundation is an independent social enterprise headquartered in Amsterdam, which provides medicine and medical goods to healthcare organisations in over 130 countries, at the best price possible, according to its website. In the UAE, Kuehne+Nagel will support IDA Foundation with product handling, including temperature and access-controlled storage, aggregation, local and international distribution, complete with a dedicated pharmacist. 

The new hub will be located at the Kuehne+Nagel facility at Dubai South, which will serve as a centralised kitting and global health logistics centre. K+N said 60 percent of its fully GxP-compliant warehousing facility is already dedicated to handling healthcare products 

The move builds on a decade-long partnership between the two organisations through the Kuehne+Nagel Emergency and Relief Logistics in Copenhagen. Kuehne+Nagel UAE offers sea, road, air, and project logistics solutions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, offering over 105,000 square metres of warehousing space for handling automotive, healthcare, FMCG, and general cargo. 

The honourable guests of the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony represented local and international organisations that played a pivotal role in achieving this success and promoting healthcare logistics in the UAE: International Humanitarian City, Dubai South, and World Health Organization.