Erratum to: Accrediting retail drug shops to strengthen Tanzania’s public health system: an ADDO case study
نویسندگان
چکیده
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s40545-015-0044-4.].
منابع مشابه
Accrediting retail drug shops to strengthen Tanzania’s public health system: an ADDO case study
INTRODUCTION Retail drug sellers are a major source of health care and medicines in many countries. In Tanzania, drug shops are widely used, particularly in rural and underserved areas. Previously, the shops were allowed to sell only over-the-counter medicines, but sellers who were untrained and unqualified often illegally sold prescription drugs of questionable quality. CASE DESCRIPTION In 2...
متن کاملUnderstanding the Role of Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania’s Health System
INTRODUCTION People in many low-income countries access medicines from retail drug shops. In Tanzania, a public-private partnership launched in 2003 used an accreditation approach to improve access to quality medicines and pharmaceutical services in underserved areas. The government scaled up the accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO) program nationally, with over 9,000 shops now accredited. ...
متن کاملAn assessment of the malaria-related knowledge and practices of Tanzania’s drug retailers: exploring the impact of drug store accreditation
BACKGROUND Since 2003 Tanzania has upgraded its approximately 7000 drug stores to Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs), involving dispenser training, introduction of record keeping and enhanced regulation. Prior to accreditation, drug stores could officially stock over-the-counter medicines only, though many stocked prescription-only antimalarials. ADDOs are permitted to stock 49 prescrip...
متن کاملInclusion of private sector in district health systems; case study of private drug shops implementing modified Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) strategy in Rural Uganda
Background Uganda Ministry of Health passed the Public Private Partnership for Health (PPPH) policy to strengthen the health system by leveraging strategic advantages of private healthcare providers [1]. The National Malaria program has gone further to develop a malaria case management strategy through a multi-stakeholder consultative process [2]. Makerere University School of Public Health (Ma...
متن کاملMalaria treatment in the retail sector: Knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND Throughout Africa, the private retail sector has been recognised as an important source of antimalarial treatment, complementing formal health services. However, the quality of advice and treatment at private outlets is a widespread concern, especially with the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). As a result, ACTs are often deployed exclusively through pub...
متن کامل