Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmaceutical supply chain management in low- and middle-income countries has received substantial attention to address the shortage of medicines at peripheral facilities. The focus has been on health system interventions, including the establishment of public-private partnerships (PPPs). In 2014, the United Republic of Tanzania began implementing the Jazia prime vendor system (Jazia PVS) with a contracted private wholesale supplier to complement the national medicines supply chain in public facilities. Few studies have investigated the acceptability of such a prime vendor system. This study analyses factors that contributed to the acceptability of Jazia PVS introduced in Tanzania. We used qualitative analytical methods to study experiences of Jazia PVS implementers in

SUBMITTER: Kuwawenaruwa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278535 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature