# \[e-drug\] Pharmacists to Population Ratio (cont'd) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [February 4, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-pharmacists-to-population-ratio-contd/7245 "2000-02-04T15:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_Dodd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tim\_Dodd](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Tim_Dodd)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-pharmacists-to-population-ratio-contd/7245/1 "2000-02-04T15:54:07Z")
E-drug: Pharmacists to Population Ratio (cont'd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the risk of stating the obvious the ratio of pharmacists to population is only part of the answer. It's where they are that makes the difference in terms of the availability and access to service. So the ratio has to be tempered with information about distribution as well. Tim Dodd Ghana National Drugs Programme Email: Cath\_and\_Tim\_Dodd@compuserve.com -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.