Drug supply situation in Rwanda during COVID-19 : issues, efforts and challenges

COVID-19 is a threat to health systems around the world and Rwanda is not an exception. The impact of the pandemic is far-reaching and access to health commodities is not spared. Proper drug supply is critical for a robust healthcare system. It determines the extent at which the population are likely to have access to essential medicines and treatments. In Rwanda, the pharmaceutical sector heavily relies on imports. With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, the drug supply system was interrupted leaving many stores from small local pharmacies to the big medical stores running out of stock. The reasons were limited importation of goods from abroad, and the panic buying practice among the customers and some institutions when responding to the pandemic. Drug and medicines accessibility, availability and affordability should be the core of any drug management policy. It is with no doubt that, Rwanda has made a tremendous work to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the country's drug supply; however, efforts are still needed to invest in local pharmaceutical production as a way to minimize import expenses in the country. Good policy on drug importation, production and distribution should be enforced to avoid any drug shortage that may be encountered in the Rwandan drug market.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice - 14(2021), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uwizeyimana, Theogene [VerfasserIn]
Hashim, Hashim Talib [VerfasserIn]
Kabakambira, Jean Damascene [VerfasserIn]
Mujyarugamba, Jean Claude [VerfasserIn]
Dushime, Jackson [VerfasserIn]
Ntacyabukura, Blaise [VerfasserIn]
Ndayizeye, Remy [VerfasserIn]
Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo [VerfasserIn]
Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Drug import
Drug supply system
Letter
Rwanda

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Date Revised 31.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40545-021-00301-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320350606