The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines for all is a central component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the availability of quality medicines in peripheral healthcare facilities is often limited. Several countries have developed integrated complementary pharmaceutical supply systems to address the shortage of medicines. Nevertheless, there is little evidence on how accountability contributes to the performance of such complementary pharmaceutical supply systems in low-income settings. The current study analyses how accountability mechanisms contributed to the performance of Jazia Prime Vendor System (Jazia PVS) in Tanzania.

Methods

The study analysed financial, performance and procedure accountability as defined in Boven's

SUBMITTER: Kuwawenaruwa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278176 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature