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Unade TT
Ethiopia
Research Article
Assessment of Medicine Supply Management and its Quality Assurance Practice in Health Centers in South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Author(s): Gebremariam ET and Unade TTGebremariam ET and Unade TT
Background: Medicine supply management consist four basic functions of medicine management cycle which are selection, procurement, inventory management and serving customers/use. Poor medicine management practice results shortages of essential medicines, high prices, poor quality, theft, expiration, irrational prescribing, and incorrect use of medicines by patients. In Ethiopia although the medicine supply chain has several problems; studies dedicated to assess these medicine management problems are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the medicine supply management and its quality assurance practice in selected health centers of South West Shoa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility based cross-sectional survey through quantitative data collection method was conducted in 10 health centers from March 1 to 12, 2018. Struct.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0419.1000201