News & Stories

Ghana's Pharmacovigilance System: Analysis and Recommendations - SPS worked with the Ghana Food and Drug Board (FDB), the National Malaria Control Program, and other public health programs and stakeholders to assess Ghana’s pharmacovigilance system and use the results to develop recommendations for improving the safety of health products in Ghana. Read more>>

How well do Public and Private Health Facilities in Ghana Manage Antimalarials? Results
of an Assessment - To evaluate how well Ghana’s public and private health facilities manage antimalarials, including artemisinin-based combination therapies, SPS collected data through interviews; review of existing records, registers, and reports; and observations at 66 facilities in five regions. The assessment covered key pharmaceutical management issues such as pharmacy and dispensary unit staffing, product quantification, ordering, pricing, storage capacity, stock management, and pharmaceutical management information systems. Read more >>

How well to Public and Private Facilities in Ghana Prescribe and Dispense Antimalarials? Results of an Assessment - To evaluate how appropriately Ghana’s public health facilities, private retail pharmacies, and chemical seller shops prescribe or recommend antimalarials, including artemisinin-based combination therapies, SPS collected data in March 2009 using a number of methods. Read more>>

How well do the Regional Medical Stores in Ghana Manage Antimalarials? Results of an Assessment - To evaluate how well Ghana’s 10 regional medical stores manage antimalarials, including artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), the Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) Program collected data through interviews; review of existing records, registers, and reports; and observations. SPS assessed inventory management and warehouse requirements, including the infrastructure improvements needed to strengthen availability and minimize stock-outs, wastage, and leakage. Read more>>

 

Reports, Presentations & Publications

• Full Assessment of Malaria Pharmaceutical Management Systems in Ghana [PDF-1MB]
• Pharmacovigilance in Ghana: A Systems Analysis [PDF-1MB]

 

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