Peer-Reviewed Article August 11, 2013
Drug stock-outs: Inept supply-chain management and corruption
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Published in: South African Medical Journal (SAMJ)
Publisher: South African Medical Association • South Africa • 0256-9574 • 2078-5135
Abstract
The National Health Department is urgently trying to source and install a countrywide computer software system that will link healthcare facilities with drug depots and suppliers in order to relieve ongoing essential drugs stock-outs which threaten the lives of thousands of patients. The issue has become a national crisis, affecting districts in 8 of the 9 provinces.