An exploratory study of the mandate and functions of national pharmaceutical services units: global trends and the cases of Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, and Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National pharmaceutical services units (NPSUs) - organisational units within the central government usually responsible for pharmaceutical services and management - have an increasingly narrow mandate. Anecdotal evidence points to an increasing focus, almost exclusively, on logistics management, while pharmaceutical care and policy oversight have become fragmented. This study examined NPSUs' current functions and mandates, and proposed what should be the critical functions and roles of these units going forward.

Methods

Using case studies of Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Nepal, the study relied on a literature review and in-depth interviews. We triangulated and synthesised the findings to identify NPSUs by level in the health ministry's hierarchy and reporting line, ma

SUBMITTER: Koduah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648141 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature