Enhancing Pharmacovigilance in Cote d'Ivoire: Impact of GSK's Training and Mentoring Pilot Project in the Abidjan Region.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pharmacovigilance (PV) in sub-Saharan Africa relies on passive surveillance but underreporting of adverse events (AEs) by health care professionals (HCPs) is a major challenge. A PV enhancement project was implemented to address this in Côte d'Ivoire.

Objective

To improve safety surveillance of medicines through PV training and mentoring of HCPs in selected health care facilities (HCFs).

Methods

This collaborative project between national PV stakeholders, GSK, and PATH was implemented from September 2018 to February 2020 in Abidjan region, Côte d'Ivoire. Trained PV focal points provided training and regular mentoring of HCPs. Key performance indicator (KPI) categories for AE reporting were the volume of AE reports, efficiency of report transmission and da

SUBMITTER: Mendoza YG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10821828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature