Translating medicines to patients: A novel methodology for quantifying the global medical supplies and donations program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International medical donation programs can help alleviate the burden of illness and serve as a safety net for the global health care system. However, to our knowledge no studies have assessed the number of individuals served through medical donation programs. As such, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Americares Foundation's (Americares) medical donation program in terms of the number of patients served.

Methods

We conducted an outcome evaluation study in 34 health facilities in 10 countries that receive medical donations from Americares. Medical records were randomly sampled at each participating facility and evaluated for types of medications and number of courses of prescribed treatments. Facility level data and donation inventory data were also c

SUBMITTER: Li SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214557 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature