Assessment Of Supply Chain Management Of Medicines Used In Mass Treatment Of Trachoma In Woreda Health Offices Of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jebana, Tariku (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mekonnen, Belay | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-20T07:31:07Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T14:00:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-20T07:31:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T14:00:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-06-04 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/16932 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | trachoma | en_US |
| dc.subject | supply chain management | en_US |
| dc.subject | mass drug administration | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment Of Supply Chain Management Of Medicines Used In Mass Treatment Of Trachoma In Woreda Health Offices Of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |