An assessment of Namibia’s pharmaceutical system conducted in 2009 identified a number of capacity building challenges to be addressed to improve pharmaceutical services. These challenges included shortages of key staff, unmanageable workloads, and inadequate storage space for medicines. In response, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) identified several key mechanisms to address these challenges and strengthen the pharmaceutical sector including improving the functionality of drugs and therapeutics committees (DTCs), expanding use of the Electronic Dispensing Tool (EDT) to track pharmaceutical products and patients, revising the current method of stock management, and harnessing data for decision making.
