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An Assessment of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Ghana
(WHO/EDM; 2003; 65 pages)
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
A) Demographic and health characteristics
B) Health and health policy
C) Health system structure
Health care financing
D) The Pharmaceutical Sector
i) Drugs supply system
ii) Key pharmaceutical indicators
iii) Pharmaceutical sector surveys
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
Objectives of the survey
Methodology
a) Level I indicators
b) List of Level II indicators
c) List of household survey indicators
d) Training and Sampling
e) The survey
FINDINGS
Note on the use of medians and averages
Comparisons with previous surveys indicators
Index of findings section
Exchange rate
Level I: Structures and processes of country pharmaceutical situation
Level II: Core indicator results
a) Summary of the Level II core indicator results
b) Accessibility to drugs
c) Quality of drugs
d) Rational drug use
Household survey results
a) Characteristics of survey population
b) Symptoms and source of first consultation
c) Prescribing and obtaining the prescribed drugs
d) Taking prescribed drugs
e) Estimated family weekly income/ total weekly household expenses
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
Access to Medicines
Quality
Rational Use of Medicines
Household Survey
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
a) Conclusions: Positive aspects and areas for improvement identified
b) Summary of recommendations (directly from findings section)
c) Other (overall) recommendations
ANNEXES
Annex 1: Questionnaire on structures and processes of country pharmaceutical situation (Level 1)
Annex 2: Results of previous surveys in Ghana
Annex 3: Designation of key drugs, guidelines and geographic /facility sampling
Annex 4: Survey forms (Level II, Household)
a) Level I indicators
See Annex 1 for the questionnaire (completely filled)
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