Ongoing Initiatives to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Medicine Use within the Public Healthcare System in South Africa; A Preliminary Study

Ongoing Initiatives to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Medicine Use within the Public Healthcare System in South Africa; A Preliminary Study

Introduction: South Africa has an appreciable burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent years there have been significant strides with improving the public health system, and addressing current inequalities, with the...

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Main Authors: Johanna C. Meyer, Natalie Schellack, Jacobus Stokes, Ruth Lancaster, Helecine Zeeman, Douglas Defty, Brian Godman, Gavin Steel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
essential medicines
health care reforms
pharmacovigilance
procurement
South Africa
supply chain
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00751/full

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