Storage conditions in public health facilities and public sector warehouses
• The median percentage adequacy of storage conditions from a checklist of minimum storage criteria in public health facilities and public sector warehouses was found to be 70.3% and 50% respectively
• Of the criteria not met, the majority of public health facilities did not have satisfactorily clean shelves (55%), stored drugs on the floor (62.5%), did not store drugs in a systematic way (72.5%) and did not maintain and monitor cold storage with a temperature chart (70%)
% dispensaries/stores rooms in the facilities meeting each criteria 7 |
Working locks |
90% |
Storage clean shelves |
45% |
Pest free |
70% |
Secured ceiling |
95% |
Windows have good air vents |
92.5% |
No direct sunlight access |
65% |
Moisture free |
95% |
Drugs not stored on floor |
37.5% |
Storeroom separate from dispensing room |
82.5% |
Drugs sorted in a systematic way |
27.5% |
Stock record system |
80% |
Cold storage and temperature chart. |
30% |
7 results for dispensary and store areas combined
Recommendation: Identify storage deficiencies and design interventions for implementation to address these poor or not adequate storage conditions in public health facilities
Presence of expired drugs in public health facilities, private drug outlets and public sector warehouses
• The median percentage of expired drugs was found to be 0 in public health facilities, public sector warehouses and private drug outlets; however the average % expired drugs was found to be 3.7%, 0% and 1.8% respectively
• 20% of public health facilities and 10% of private drug outlets were found to have some expired drugs on their shelves
Recommendation: The Ministry of Health should strengthen mechanisms to ensure that no expired drugs are found on the shelves in both the public and private sectors
