WORLD BANK PILOTS NEW MALARIA MEDICINE DISTRIBUTION METHOD
June 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank has claimed a new pilot malaria distribution system could reduce the number of children killed by the disease in sub-Saharan Africa by between 21% and 25%. This system, trialled in Zambia, involved the appointment of district commodity planners coordinating the distribution of drugs already packaged and earmarked for local health facilities. It replaces the current bulk delivery of medicines to district warehouses, already assigned to clinics and hospitals, removing a wasteful intermediate distribution stage. A bank assessment ...
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