E-DRUG: What Gets Defined, Gets Measured: Definitions and Framework for Measuring Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening
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Dear e-drug members,
This is a friendly reminder to join the USAID-funded Systems for Improved
Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program on December 6 at
8:00 am EST for our webinar - What Gets Defined, Gets Measured: Definitions
and a Framework for Measuring Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening.
Although a variety of tools are available to measure different elements of
pharmaceutical systems, few attempts have been made to conceptualize a
“pharmaceutical system” as an entity and there is no clearly defined
approach for tracking progress in strengthening this critical health
subsystem.
The absence of clear definitions and reliable measures creates a critical
information gap. Countries and donors lack information to guide investments
in pharmaceutical systems strengthening and the tools needed to evaluate
related interventions. This shortfall also raises the issue of the
resilience of health systems and their ability to respond to health
emergencies, economic crises, and other challenges.
This webinar will present definitions of a pharmaceutical system and
pharmaceutical system strengthening and describe the work undertaken by
SIAPS to develop these definitions and identify metrics for tracking
progress in strengthening pharmaceutical systems, with a focus on low- and
middle-income countries.
To register to this event, please go to http://bit.ly/2ijcD9t. You can also
follow the webinar on Twitter using the hashtag #pharmasystems.
Best regards,
Timothe
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Timothe Chevaux
Communications Associate
Pharmaceuticals & Health Technologies
Management Sciences for Health
US-VA-Arlington-All United States
E-mail: tchevaux@msh.org