Background: Sub-optimal antibiotic prescribing remains a public health concern in Namibia.
The objective was to determine the level and predictors of compliance to guidelines in the …

Background and objectives: There are concerns with the current prescribing practices of
antibiotics in ambulatory care in Tanzania, including both the public and private sectors …

Objective To characterize the impact of widespread inventory management policies on stock-
outs of essential drugs in Zambia's health clinics and develop related recommendations …

Despite increased investments in procurement of essential medicines, their availability at
health facilities remains extremely low in many low-and middle-income countries. The lack …

Public health supply chains are channels through which health commodities are distributed
among end clients. In developing countries, significant resource constraints hamper the …

Health care forms a large economic sector in all countries, and procurement of medicines
and other essential commodities necessarily creates economic linkages between a country's …

Last-mile distribution and commodity availability, security and access: the moderating role
of supply chain integration | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert …

Background Primary health care is a critical foundation of high-quality health systems.
Health facility management has been studied in high-income countries, but there are …

The benefits of local production of pharmaceuticals in Africa for local access to medicines
and to effective treatment remain contested. There is scepticism among health systems …

Background The emergency response phase to HIV epidemic in Nigeria and other countries
saw to the deployment of donors' resources with little consideration for country ownership …