Drug supply management at first-level public health facilities: Case of Pyay District, Myanmar.

ABSTRACT: First-level public health facilities (PHFs) serve as primary providers of essential medicines, necessitating critical attention to drug availability and quality assurance. This study aimed to examine the status of functional areas within the drug supply chain management framework and assess the overall capability maturity at first-level PHFs. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 183 drug store sites from six townships of Pyay District. Only situational analysis was exercised to determine the existing situations. The overall capability maturity was determined according to the definitions of levels of the Capability Maturity Module Tool. 58.47% lacked formal drug supply management training, with 23.5% not undergoing performance reviews. Drug forecasting predominantly relied on a pen

SUBMITTER: Hlaing T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11386443 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature