Document No. : FDA/SMC/SMD/GL-SMP/2015/05 |
These guidelines are for information, guidance and strict compliance by Marketing Authorization Holders and Local Representatives of regulated products to help in the continuous safety monitoring of products granted marketing authorization in Ghana.
6th edition, 2010. | Published in collaboration with World Health Organisation and Clinton Health Access Initiative.
On April 1, 2017, the Ukrainian government launched the Affordable Medicines National Prescription Drugs Cost Reimbursement Program providing for full or partial reimbursement of essential medicines for treatment of cardiovascular diseases, asthma and diabetes mellitus type 2 (also known as type 2 d...iabetes).
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Agodokpessi et al. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (2015) 8:12DOI 10.1186/s40545-015-0033-7
Benin established a revolving drug fund (RDF) for essential asthma medicines in 2008. We evaluated
the operation of the RDF and assessed whether there was interruption of supply of asthma me...dicine from 2008 to
2013.
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This document, a first of its kind, clearly sets out the standards for rehabilitation and provides guidance on building or strengthening the capacity of EMTs in this area.The importance of early rehabilitation for functional outcomes is well documented. Rehabilitation needs can p...ersist far beyond the departure of EMTs; therefore, close, supportive collaboration must be established with local services. Emergency response presents an opportunity to rebuild devastated health systems and build local rehabilitation capacity. This document emphasizes the importance of aligning practices to the local context and maximizing opportunities for training and mentorship. The minimum standards and recommendations described will result in faster access of patients to rehabilitation services and equipment and a better transition between EMTs and local health facilities.
Available in English, German, Arabic, Chinese
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Rehabilitation wird zunehmend als notwendiger Aspekt der medizinischen Hilfe und patientenorientierten Versorgung anerkannt, wie ihre Aufnahme in die Klassifikation und Mindeststandards für ausländischen medizinischen Teams bei plötzlich auftreten...den Katastrophen zeigt (1). Dieses Dokument, das Erste seiner Art, legt die Standards für die Rehabilitation eindeutig fest und enthält Leitlinien für den Aufbau bzw. die Stärkung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Medizinischen Notfall Teams in diesem Bereich.
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The essential medicines are those that meet the priority needs of the healthcare of the population. While reviewing the 5th edition of the essential Medicines, special attention focused on the health sector policy. Indeed, medicines play an important role in protecting, maintaining and restoring th...e peoples’ health and credibility of health facilities. Their availability is a fundamental aspect of primary health care as defined in different declarations including Alma-Ata of 1978.
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Par ses propriétés thérapeutiques, le médicament permet aux professionnels de santé
ainsi quaux pouvoirs publics dassurer la santé des populations. De ce fait, sa disponibilité et
son efficacité sont essentielles et sont le résultat dun circuit complexe (de sa fabrication... à sa
destruction en passant par sa distribution).
Laccessibilité au médicament est un élément déterminant de toute politique de santé.
Elle est garantie par la politique pharmaceutique de chaque pays qui vise à rendre le
médicament disponible pour tous, sur lensemble du territoire (accessibilité géographique), à
tout moment (accessibilité physique), à un prix abordable (accessibilité financière) et en
garantissant son efficacité et sa qualité (accessibilité qualitative
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The management of information and logistics is an essential component of health product systems. In a context of limited financial resources and morbidity and mortality sustained by persistent diseases, it is necessary to strengthen health systems through competent resources, especially human resour...ces (HR), to ensure performance, sustainability and independence from external funding. In Burkina Faso, a strong and lasting partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Bioforce Institute has existed since 2005 to address this issue. This partnership has created a favorable environment for the professionalization of health logistics and for the recognition of its significant role in health system performance.
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During this work, a survey on essential medicines availability was conducted. This article was first written on this subject for sharing the poor financial availability of the essential medicines in the hospital and secondly, a call for an action to be taken in improving hospital pharmacies developm...ent in each hospital in Burkina Faso.
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La crise humanitaire récente qui a sévit en Centrafrique a entrainé l’arrivée d’un nombre important d’acteurs humanitaires dans le pays, afin de pouvoir répondre aux besoins considérables des populations vulnérables. Cet afflux d’acteurs humanitaires, combiné aux changements politico...-sécuritaires dans le pays, ont eu pour conséquence, entres autres, de rendre plus difficile, et l’importation de biens nécessaires à l’assistance humanitaire dans le pays. En effet, bien que la Lois des finances ( 2015) et différends Arrêtés
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