Sökning: "Private pharmacies"

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  1. 1. Public Health in Private Hands. Studies on private and public tuberculosis care in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Författare :Knut Lönnroth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculosis; private health care; private-public mix; health sector reform; health-seeking behaviour; quality of care; directly observed treatment;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: This thesis assesses and compares private and public tuberculosis (TB) care in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, with an aim to identify suitable roles for private and public health care providers in tuberculosis control. Research framework: A set of standardised strategies for TB control advocated by the World Health Organisation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases is used as a framework to analyse private and public providers' ability to deliver care of adequate quality. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Selling drugs or providing health care? The role of private pharmacies and drugstores, examples from Zimbabwe and Tanzania

    Författare :Nina Viberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: In low-income countries many people do not have access to formal health care because of poverty and weak health systems. Instead people seek care at private pharmacies and drugstores. Infectious diseases such as sexually transmitted infections (STI) and diarrhoea are common and access to correct management is of big importance. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Towards good pharmacy practice in Hanoi : a multi-intervention study in private sector

    Författare :Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Private pharmacies; Good Pharmacy Practice; randomised controlled trial; multiintervention; Simulated Client Method; interview; case management; ARI; STD; steroids; antibiotics; Vietnam.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes the quality of private pharmacy practice and assesses the effects of an intervention package on knowledge and practice of private pharmacy staff in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study types used were a case study and a randomised controlled trial. In the case study, two private pharmacies were included. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The quality of private pharmacy services in a province of Lao PDR : perceptions, practices and regulatory enforcements

    Författare :Lamphone Syhakhang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Lao PDR; National Drug Policy Programme; quality; private pharmacy; drug sellers; Good Pharmacy Practice; indicators; inspection; regulatory intervention; knowledge;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: To study the practices of private pharmacies, the quality of drugs and the effectiveness of government regulations. To explore drug sellers' and consumers' knowledge and perceptions about drug quality. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Antibiotic use and resistance : assessing and improving utilisation and provision of antibiotics and other drugs in Vietnam

    Författare :Mattias Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; private pharmacies; case management; knowledge; practice; interventions; enforcement of regulation; education; peer influence;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In Vietnam there were shortages of drugs until the end of the 1980's. In 1986 the "Doi Moi" economic reforms towards market economy were initiated. An expanding private health care sector emerged and the per capita drug consumption has increased dramatically. LÄS MER