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With China being one of the major countries to supply raw materials for medicines, the article dives into the factors that may interrupt the supply chain in the backdrop of the outbreak. 

Speaking to many exerts in the field, the report also uses research from the Foundation's white paper Shortages, stockouts and scarcity: the issues facing the security of antibiotic supply and the role for pharmaceutical companies. Here, it refers to the recent shortage of Benzathine benzylpenicillin (BGP) used for the treatment of syphilis in around 40 countries.