Supply Chain and Delivery of Antimicrobial Drugs in Smallholder Livestock Production Systems in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the veterinary drug supply chain in Uganda, the constraints faced by the actors, and how the challenges influence the use of antimicrobial (AMs) by livestock farmers. We carried out stakeholder consultation workshops, key informant interviews and a knowledge, practices, and awareness survey with actors of the veterinary drug supply chain. We also profiled drugs stored in 23 urban and peri-urban drug shops in Lira and Mukono districts to record the commonly sold drugs. The veterinary drug supply chain is made of several actors including wholesalers, retailers, Animal Health Service Providers (AHSP) and farmers. Nearly ninety per cent of drug retailers and veterinary practitioners did not receive specialized training in veterinary medicine, and most of veterinary practiti

SUBMITTER: Dione MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8455991 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature