Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Subject "Essential medicines"
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Assessment of the rational use and availability of antimicrobials at primary level health facilities under the Lusaka district community health office, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: The irrational use of medicines, and increasingly antimicrobials, remains a key health problem in many developing countries including Zambia. Inappropriate, ineffective and inefficient use of medicines is common ... -
Availability of essential medicines for chronic disease vs. communicable disease in Kenya as an indicator of age-related inequities in access
(University of Western Cape, 2012)Background: A growing concern about possible age-related inequities in health care access has emerged in the increasing debate on the challenges of population ageing and health in sub-Saharan Africa. Older persons may ... -
Prescribing practices in the social health insurance programme at secondary hospitals in the federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria
(2012)The World Health Organisation estimates that more than 50% of medicines are inappropriately used globally. The situation is worst in developing countries such as Nigeria, where irrational prescribing practices account for ...