Snap survey reveals medicine stockouts still plague Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia

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During ‘pill check week’, researchers visited public health institutions countrywide and checked on the availability of a list of 10 essential medicines. These are medicines that should be readily available in public health facilities. Using innovative technology, the team then reported the results through short messaging services (SMS) to a common site, and the data [...]

HIV AIDS FIGHT AND MEDICINES STOCK-OUTS

MHEN FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES

The Malawi Health Equity Network National Coordinator, Mrs Martha Kwataine has expressed worry in Malawi’s fight against HIV and AIDS having noted the stock-out of  anti- biotics used in the treatment of Sexually Transimitted Infections and Opportunistic Infections in our public health facilities. The concern was expressed at the pill-check report launch held on 20th [...]