Health commodity procurement & supply chain management
Findings from our research on financing family planning (FP) commodities in Uganda are quite revealing for service provision, business and policy: The universe of need (UON) for FP increased from 2014 to 2016 The extent to which the UON was met by supplies available in-country was below one percent for all commodities, on average. The… Read More
This month, February 2018, the Ministry of Health in Uganda announced a major operation to collect and dispose of expired medicines from all over the country – including public health facilities and private not for profit health facilities. The revelation that over the previous years, expiration of medicines occurred in both public and private health… Read More
When they wanted to scale up the use of lifesaving commodities, the Ministry of Health of Uganda supported by WHO contracted us to recommend on the establishment of a local infomediary for the priority life-saving commodities. This was achieved by conducting an operational review/assessment of current efforts to locally generate, analyze, and use data to… Read More
The 2020 Corona virus pandemic took many of us, if not all, by storm and we are yet to appreciate the extent of change that the pandemic has triggered. In Uganda, like many other countries we have been and still under lock-down leaving the front-line fighters to battle the epidemic. Good news has been coming… Read More
I am studying why stock-out and expiration of medicines occur in developing countries, as part of my Doctoral research work under the Maastricht School of Management (MSM), the Netherlands. The research utilizes Uganda as a case study. I was privileged to present preliminary findings at the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)… Read More
Dear reader, thank you for visiting our website! We take pleasure in presenting a review of the Uganda Pharmaceutical Sector for the year 2018. This follows the recently concluded Mid Term Review of the National Pharmaceutical Sector Strategic Plan 2016 to 2020 and gives insight on various findings of the review. As we are all… Read More
In many developing countries like Uganda, access and availability of essential medicines remains low despite commitments by government as evidenced by stock-out of essential medicines and health Supplies at health facilities (Annual Health Sector Performance Report, 2016/2017) and piling of expired stock in central medical stores and health facilities (Threats posed by stockpiles of expired pharmaceuticals… Read More
According to the National population and housing census report 2014 by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda has seen great population growth from 2.4 million in 1911 to 34.6 million in 2014 with an increasing population growth rate from 1.5 percent to 3 percent by 2014. Uganda Family Planning Costed implementation plan (2016-2020) developed in 2014… Read More
On 7th February 2018, Family Planning Budget Advocacy Group held a meeting at Imperial Royale Hotel attended by various stakeholders including; National Population Council, Network of African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians Uganda Chapter, Action Group for Health, Naguru Teenage Center, Uganda Women’s Network, Uganda Youth Network, Coalition For Health Promotion and Social Development, Uganda Family… Read More
Dear colleague, Thank you for visiting our website http://www.accessglobalug.com. My name is Grace Nyamaizi, a research analyst at Access Global Limited. I am a Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate of Makerere University and a registered pharmacist in Uganda, practicing since 2016. I am committed to doing work that can foster improvement in the sector of pharmaceutical… Read More
Dear Reader, Thank you for visiting our website. My name is Ventrine Marion Chelimo. I am a Pharmacist by profession and a Research Analyst with Access Global Limited since 2017. As a Pharmacist, I am committed to provide health services and knowledge related to medicines as a contribution towards ensuring a healthy society in an… Read More
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