Active Surveillance versus Spontaneous Reporting for First-Line Antiretroviral Medicines in Namibia: A Cost-Utility Analysis
Abstract Introduction Active surveillance pharmacovigilance is a systematic approach to medicine safety assessment and health systems strengthening, b...
Sentinel Site Active Surveillance of Safety of First-Line Antiretroviral Medicines in Namibia
Abstract Purpose Active surveillance pharmacovigilance systems better estimate the burden of adverse events (AEs) and can generate useful informa...
Act Local, Think Global: How the Malawi Experience of Scaling Up Antiretroviral Treatment Has Informed Global Policy
Abstract The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi was based on a public health approach adapted to its resource-poor setting, with princ...
An Exploratory Study on Equity in Funding Allocation for Essential Medicines and Health Supplies in Uganda's Public Sector
Abstract Background To ascertain equity in financing for essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) in Uganda, this paper explores the relationshi...
Addressing the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa Through Improved Regulation of Medical Products
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing cause of death and disability in Africa, reducing individual and collective productivity and increasing...
Misoprostol Policy and Scale-up for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nigeria
Pro-ACT End of Project Report: A Stronger Health System Saving Lives in Nigeria
The Prevention and Organizational Systems – AIDS Care and Treatment Project (PRO-ACT), a part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFA...
Associations with HIV Testing in Uganda: An Analysis of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling Database 2003–2012
Beginning in 2003, Uganda used Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to assist district managers collect and use data to improve their human ...
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Hastening ARV Dispensing in Namibia’s Public Health Facilities with the Electronic Dispensing Tool: George Lukonga’s Experience
Supervision, Performance Assessment, and Recognition Strategy (SPARS): A Multipronged Intervention Strategy for Strengthening Medicines Management in Uganda: Method Presentation and Facility Performance at Baseline
Uganda introduced a multipronged intervention, the supervision, performance assessment, and recognition strategy (SPARS), to improve medicines mana...