Pilot assessment of supply chains for pharmaceuticals and medical commodities for malaria, tuberculosis and HIV infection in Ethiopia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-62

  Daniel, Gabriel ^a   Tegegnework, Hailu ^b   Demissie, Tsion ^c   Reithinger, Richard ^c  

^a MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^b Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems   (Ethiopia)

^c US Agency for International Development   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Ethiopia; HIV; Malaria; Supply chain; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; ISONIAZID PLUS PYRAZINAMIDE PLUS RIFAMPICIN; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; PILOT STUDY; STAFF TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA VACCINES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 83155181362     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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