A Retrospective Survey of HIV Drug Resistance among Patients One Year after Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy at Four Clinics in Malawi
Abstract In 2004, Malawi began scaling up its national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program. Because of limited treatment options, population-level su...
Substandard and Counterfeit Antimicrobials: Recent Trends and Implications to Key Public Health Interventions in Developing Countries
Abstract Objective The objective of this review is to produce evidence on the prevalence and trends in the availability of substandard and counterfeit...
How Operational Research Influenced the Scale Up of Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi
Abstract The national scale up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi is based on a public health approach, with principles and practices borrowed from t...
Enhancing the Role of Pharmacists in Public Health in Developing Countries
Abstract In developing countries, particularly in Africa, the provision of health services leans heavily towards today’s epidemics, including HIV and ...
Strengthening the Appointment and Tracking Systems for Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania: A Strategy to Optimize Adherence to ART
Abstract Rationale, Aims, and Objectives For a successful patient outcome, a high level of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed. A 200...
Mystery Shopping in Community Drug Shops: Research as Development in Rural Tanzania
Abstract Background Throughout Africa, the private sector plays an important role in malaria treatment complementing formal health services. However t...
Is Option B+ the Best Choice?
Letter to the Editor Anna Coutsoudis and colleagues worry that international organisations have too hastily endorsed a strategy to provide lifelong t...
Closing the Access Barrier for Effective Anti-Malarials in the Private Sector in Rural Uganda: Consortium for ACT Private Sector Subsidy (CAPSS) Pilot Study
Abstract Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), the treatment of choice for uncomplicated falciparum malaria, is unaffordable and gen...
Existing Capacity to Manage Pharmaceuticals and Related Commodities in East Africa: An Assessment with Specific Reference to Antiretroviral Therapy
Abstract Background East African countries have in the recent past experienced a tremendous increase in the volume of antiretroviral drugs. Capac...
A Strategy to Improve Skills in Pharmaceutical Supply Management in East Africa: The Regional Technical Resource Collaboration for Pharmaceutical Management
Abstract Background International initiatives such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the President’s Emergency Plan fo...