An Assessment On Essential Drugs Supply Insufficiency In The Case Of St.pauls Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa Ethiopia Extents Causes And Outcomes
Logistics And Supply Chain Management Project Topics
Essential drugs concept was defined in 1975 by the World Health Organization (WHO), and isrnbased on the premise that a limited list of carefully selected medicines will improve quality ofrnhealth care and provide cost-effective health care and better management of medicines. Therneffectiveness of these drugs supply system in achieving a reliable supply of essential drugs mustrnbe continually and objectively assessed. Accordingly, this study has the objective of examiningrnessential drugs supply insufficiency in st.paul;s hospital MMC with extents, causes andrnoutcomes. The study was methodologically conducted using descriptive survey method. Thernsample size was 56 health professionals particularly pharmacists those knowledgeable in area ofrndrugs supply management in the hospital. Out of 56 questionnaires distributed 51 usablernquestionnaires were collected and statically packaged for social science (spss16) were used forrninterpretation. The study shows there are significant problems regarding drugs supplyrninsufficiency in the case hospital. Finally the study provides valuable conclusion andrnrecommendation based on the analysis result