Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management of Vaccines: The Case of Pharmaceuticals Fund and Supply Agency, Ethiopia
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2018-06-08
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Addis Ababa University
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This study identified how Pharmaceuticals Fund and supply Agency, Ethiopia has developed its cold chain supply systems of vaccines and how it is able to maintain cold chain for temperature sensitive vaccines, considering the challenges of; transport systems, storage facilities, packaging, technical capacity. The main objective of the study was to identify the factors affecting supply chain of vaccines in Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency of Ethiopia. Descriptive survey design was considered. The data was collected by use of self administered questionnaires.
Major findings: The study has identified factors that affect supply chain management system of vaccine; these include inadequate vehicles for distribution of vaccines to public healthcare facilities. Lack of on job training with special emphasis on storage, handling and distribution of vaccines. Lack of storage space in PFSA and PFSA branches.
Conclusions: PFSA Need to strengthen the transport system of cold chain vaccines according to their optimum temperature ranges, because the temperature may affect their quality and Need to strengthen the storage practices of vaccines by providing on job training, so as store in-charge and immunization focal personnel they can know how to use refrigerator and good practice of storing vaccines.
Areas for Further Research: This study just focused on factors affecting supply chain management of vaccines in PFSA central and PFSA Addis Ababa branch No-1, further research can be carried out to cover the whole country health facilities to assess the magnitude of the problem
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Supply chain, vaccine, supply chain management