Shiferaw Mitiku (PhD)Tadesse Dessie2024-12-062024-12-062024-06https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3824This study assessed the effect of inbound logistics on the performance of public health emergencysupply chains within the Ministry of Health (MOH) and its agencies, specifically the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS) and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) headoffices. In the context of public health emergencies, efficient supply chains are crucial for ensuring timely delivery of medical supplies from suppliers to warehouses, thereby facilitating rapidresponse efforts. The study applied both explanatory and descriptive research design. In this study, the censusmethod was employed, and of the total of 85 respondents 72 of them (84.7%-response rate) had responded. The respondents are employees and directors working in six directorates who weredirectly involved in the operation of emergency supply chain activities. To do so, mixed research was undertaken where the data was collected through questionaries to gather the primary data ofthe organizations. The data were analyzed under descriptive and inferential statistics. Accordingto the findings, emergency supply chain management are well practiced in MOH, EPSS and EPHI Ethiopia; among the six practices, receiving processes has been superior but procurementpractices have been found low as compared to other practices. Furthermore, transportation and inventory management practices have a positive and significant effect on emergency supply chainperformance in the surveyed organizations. This study concluded that effective humanitarian supply chain practice is needed for higher supply chain performance in the organizations sincemost of the inbound logistics practices are now moderate. This study recommends that organizations should evaluate their transport services regularly and consistently and maintain theright amount of inventory to improve their emergency supply chain performance. Key words: Public Health Emergency Supply Chain, Practices, Performanceen-USThesis