E-drug: Needs of district hospitals (cont'd)
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Essential equipment & medical biology.
In Madagascar we have just started initial work to define what are the
essential tests at the district level, with the purpose later listing the
corresponding equipment and reagents at the national level.
In addition, we think that it is the only way of setting up a minimal
system of quality control between medical laboratories scattered
throughout the country, and also a way of rationalizing equipment
maintenance and reagents procurement, and as well staff training.
As we lack support, I can only fully agree with Richard Laing on the
need to move (quickly) the "Essential medicines concept" to become
the "Essential medicines and equipment concept".
Patrice Trouiller, PharmD, MB
Ministry of Health
Madagascar
e-mail: pat.trouiller@netclub.mg
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