An Assessment On Essential Drugs Supply Insufficiency In The Case Of St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Extents, Causes And Outcomes
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2017-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Essential drugs concept was defined in 1975 by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is
based on the premise that a limited list of carefully selected medicines will improve quality of
health care and provide cost-effective health care and better management of medicines. The
effectiveness of these drugs supply system in achieving a reliable supply of essential drugs must
be continually and objectively assessed. Accordingly, this study has the objective of examining
essential drugs supply insufficiency in st.paul;s hospital MMC with extents, causes and
outcomes. The study was methodologically conducted using descriptive survey method. The
sample size was 56 health professionals particularly pharmacists those knowledgeable in area of
drugs supply management in the hospital. Out of 56 questionnaires distributed 51 usable
questionnaires were collected and statically packaged for social science (spss16) were used for
interpretation. The study shows there are significant problems regarding drugs supply
insufficiency in the case hospital. Finally the study provides valuable conclusion and
recommendation based on the analysis result
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Essential drugs concept, World Health Organization, limited list of carefully