A presentation by Kwesi Eghan, Principal Technical Advisor, on March 19, 2018.
Pharmaceutical Management Considerations for UHC
Archive K Eghan
Pharmaceutical management considerations for expanded coverage of essential health services and financial protection programs
The UN adoption of the SDGs in 2015 signaled a strong commitment of member countries to the expanded access to essential health service agenda and definitively recognized the critical role of medicines in achieving UHC. The SDGs call for countries to “achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care … Read more
Assessment of the Medicines Benefit Program of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme
Since its launch in 2003, the NHIS has been struggling to overcome and manage shortcomings in its medicines benefit program (MBP), which is under the overall operation of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Examples of identified deficiencies that need to be addressed include: frequency of the update of selected medicines; inadequacy of prices quoted … Read more
Feasibility of Introducing ACTs and RDTs in Private Sector Pharmacies and Medicine Shops in Montserrado County, Liberia: A Qualitative Study
Liberia’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) requested that SIAPS undertake a study to explore the feasibility and willingness of private sector pharmacies and medicine shops in the Greater Monrovia and rural Montserrado areas of Montserrado County, Liberia, to perform RDTs and to select appropriate products to recommend for malaria treatment for customers to purchase.
President’s Malaria Initiative: Private Sector Distribution of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies in Liberia
Download In Liberia, it is estimated that at least 46% of the population accesses antimalarials through the private sector. Quality-assured ACTs, however, are generally more expensive than older antimalarials; therefore, the majority of these outlets still stock chloroquine and other monotherapies. According to the 2010–15 national malaria strategic plan, MOHSW is committed to increasing access … Read more
