Background: Since November 2006, Coartem® (Artemether-Lumefantrine-ALu) replaced Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine as first line drug of choice for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Tanzania. Taking many pills of ALu, more ...

Background: Good pharmaceutical management is an important approach to contain the increasing expenditures on medicines in developing countries. ABC and VEN analyses classify items according to their budgetary consumption ...

Background: A combination of Artemether-lumefantrine (ALu) is recommended by Tanzania MoHSW as first line therapy for uncomplicated malaria while Sulphadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended only for intermittent preventive ...

ABSTRACT Background: Majority of unintended pregnancies worldwide are results of contraceptive non-use, inconsistent use, or a reliance on ineffective methods of contraception. Key barriers to contraceptive use include ...

Background Despite significant progress in increasing access to essential medicines in low- and middle income countries during the past decades, many of the health services used by the poor still lack adequate supplies ...

Background information Histamine fish poisoning which is also called scombroid fish poisoning is a mild to moderate form of food poisoning caused by eating spoiled or bacterial contaminated fish after capture or during ...

Background: Medicines procurement processes in the public health facilities (PHFs) in Tanzania are characterized by two main procurement systems, the centralized and decentralized procurement systems. Policy for medicines ...

Background: Effective supply chain management of ARVs and HIV test kits ensures availability of products, improves efficient utilization of resources, minimizes wastage and enhances accountability. Objectives; The ...

Background: One of the biggest challenges that policy makers face in the health sector in Tanzania is how to attract qualified human resources to the rural and remote parts of Tanzania. Currently the government has been ...

Although there is an increasing concern about rational drug use and how to improve prescribing habits, little research has been done on the extent to which drugs are kept at household level and instances for their ...