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Assessment of medicines cold chain storage conformity with the requirements of the World Health Organization in health facilities of the Eastern Province of Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Despite the prominent evidence of cold chain monitoring in the health system to reduce wastage and maintain product potency, …
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Analysis of pharmaceutical inventory management based on ABC-VEN analysis in Rwanda: a case study of Nyamagabe district
BACKGROUND: Pharmaceuticals account for a large portion of healthcare spending in healthcare organizations. Their effective inventory management is required to …
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Bridging the gap? Local production of medicines on the national essential medicine lists of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Essential medicines (EMs) are those that satisfy the basic healthcare needs of the population. However, access to EMs remains …
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Leveraging electronic logistics management information systems to enhance and optimize supply chain response during public health emergencies: lessons from COVID-19 response in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Health supply chain is crucial for proper functioning of a health system and advancing national and international health security …
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A quantitative comparison of essential cardiovascular medicines from countries in the Southern African Development Community to the WHO model essential medicines list
BACKGROUND: Globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The …
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Linking the Community Health Fund with Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania: exploring potentials, pitfalls, and modalities
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries, too, public-private partnerships in health insurance schemes are crucial for improving access to health …
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Patient medication counselling in community pharmacy: evaluation of the quality and content
BACKGROUND: Patient medication counselling (PMC) is a pharmaceutical care service targeted at optimizing patient drug use, safety and improving treatment …
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Factors affecting provision of female family planning commodities in public health facilities in Kajiado county, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Family planning involves the use of traditional or modern methods to prevent maternal and infant mortality associated with unintended …
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The effect of COVID-19 home quarantine on the psychological state of pharmacy students: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Psychological morbidity has been documented in medical and pharmaceutical undergraduate students in different countries around the world. In this …
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Local pharmaceutical research and development capacity in a developing country: a qualitative exploration of perspectives from key stakeholders in Ethiopia
PURPOSE: Despite its importance in ensuring sustainable healthcare, there are huge challenges with pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) especially for …
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Antibiotics use evaluation among hospitalized adult patients at Jimma Medical Center, southwestern Ethiopia: the way to pave for antimicrobial stewardship
Abstract Background An irrational antibiotic use is a common problem in developing countries like Ethiopia, which makes empiric antibiotics use …
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Vaccine management practices among healthcare workers in Morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Effective vaccine management is essential to maintain the quality of vaccines, minimise wastages, and prevent missed opportunities for vaccination …
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The capacity of young national medicine regulatory authorities to ensure the quality of medicines: case of Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Access to quality medicines is a global initiative to ensure universal health coverage. However, the limited capacity of National …
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Assessment of compliance to packaging and labeling regulatory requirements of locally manufactured alcohol-based hand sanitizers marketed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Following the emergence of the global Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) have been extensively used as …
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Prevalence and associated factors of medication-related problems among epileptic patients at ambulatory clinic of Mettu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite appropriate treatment of epilepsy, the treatment outcome is poor in developing country. Therefore, the study was aimed to …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of current non-mandatory hepatitis B vaccination coverage vs expanding coverage among healthcare workers in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is a country with high endemicity in Hepatitis B (HepB) virus infection. However, only 14% of healthcare workers …
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Assessment of prescribing errors reported by community pharmacy professionals
BACKGROUND: Medication errors have serious consequences for patients' morbidity and mortality. The involvement of pharmacy professionals in the prescribing and …
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Mental health outcomes and workplace quality of life among South African pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers is gaining attention globally. This study …
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The procurement and supply chain strengthening project: improving public health supply chains for better access to HIV medicines, Uganda 2011–2016
BACKGROUND: With countries moving towards reaching the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal to achieve HIV epidemic control, there are going to be …
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Health supply chain system in Uganda: assessment of status and of performance of health facilities
BACKGROUND: Health supply chain systems are essential for effective and efficient healthcare system by ensuring availability of quality essential medicines …