Assessment Of Supply Chain Management Of Medicines Used In Mass Treatment Of Trachoma In Woreda Health Offices Of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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2018-06-04
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Trachoma is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness. It is an infectious disease of the eye
caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Elimination of blinding trachoma through the
surgery, drug administration, facial cleanness and environmental sanitation are strategy
Strategies. MDA of all affected to eliminate trachoma depend on people in endemic areas receiving
the medicines or drugs they need in the places where they live, at appropriate regular intervals
and this contribute paramount importance in blinding trachoma elimination. This requires
efficient trachoma medicines supply chain management. Woreda health offices are crucial
administrative bodies in strengthening and implementing trachoma medicines supply chain
management. Therefore, it is aimed assess the supply chain management of medicines used for
trachoma mass drug administration in Woreda health offices of North Shewa zone in Amhara
region. A descriptive approach was employed to asses of supply chain management of medicines
used in mass treatment of trachoma in Woreda health offices of North Shewa Zone, Amhara region,
Ethiopia”. Survey method was used to collect data. In addition, interview guides and observations
were some of the tools used in the data collection process. In is found in most Woredas that there
is only one logistics officer to manage Woredas store and supply management. The result indicates
that most supply chain management components are not being properly managed except for
keeping reporting timelines. Storage management is the most affected supply component which is
probably due to workload and storage space problem. In conclusion, Supply chain management
of trachoma medicines at most is not being managed as per the national and international
standards which needs further studies to find out a key problem and zonal health department
pharmaceuticals department have to provide continue supports and the stakeholders have to
strongly support Woreda logistics officers to strengthen the supply chain to create efficient supply
system.
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trachoma, supply chain management, mass drug administration