E-DRUG: The need for interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain
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Dear E-Druggers,
I am happy to share the link to access our recent paper that appeared in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier where we reflect on "the need of interdisciplinary collaboration
to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain":
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1emUY5WqpYN3Rc
Here is the abstract:
"In this paper, we argue that understanding and addressing the problem of poor-quality medical products requires a more interdisciplinary approach than has been evident to date. While prospective studies based on rigorous standardized methodologies are the gold standard for measuring the prevalence of poor-quality medical products and understanding their distribution nationally and internationally, they should be complemented by social science research to unpack the complex set of social, economic, and governance factors that underlie these patterns. In the following sections, we discuss specific examples of prospective quality surveys and of social science studies, highlighting the value of cross-sector partnerships in driving high-quality, policy-relevant research in this area".
Warm regards,
Raffaella Ravinetto
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Raffaella Ravinetto <rravinetto@itg.be>