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Develo** and evaluating training for pharmacists to offer a pharmacy-led public health service in primary care
BackgroundCurrently in Greece, no formal organisation offers post-academic education to pharmacists. To improve the clinical practice of pharmacists,...
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Evidence-Based Public Health Interventions
Evidence-based approaches are of utmost importance in public health delivery. This chapter is divided into two main parts: evidence and public health...
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Pharmaceutical Public Health in Africa: The Contributions of Pharmacy Professionals to Public Health
Pharmacy professionals and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, but little is known about their contribution and...
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Public Health Research Ethics
This entry explores ethical imbalances as they pertain to global health research. Though particular emphasis is placed on newer ethical challenges...
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Factors affecting provision of female family planning commodities in public health facilities in Kajiado county, Kenya
BackgroundFamily planning involves the use of traditional or modern methods to prevent maternal and infant mortality associated with unintended...
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Compliance of public health facilities with essential medicines and health supplies redistribution guidelines in Mbale district, Eastern Uganda: a mixed-methods study
IntroductionRedistribution of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) is a mechanism to address supply chain uncertainty by moving excess...
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Using Administrative Data from Public Health and Drug Programs
This entry presents an overview of how real-world administrative data, routinely available as part of clinical practice within healthcare systems,...
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Cold chain management practices of non-vaccine commodities in public health facilities of Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda
BackgroundDespite the evidence that cold chain management practices affect the potency and effectiveness of both vaccines and non-vaccine...
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Interventions and Public Health Activities Performed by Community Pharmacists
This entry discusses and narrates interventions and public health roles performed by community pharmacists. This is done by evidence synthesis of...
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Qualitative Analysis of Inquiries Received by FDA Regarding Conduct of Clinical Trials during the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency
BackgroundThis report describes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experience in establishing a dedicated mailbox, and in publishing related...
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Factors affecting the availability of tracer health commodities in public facilities at Tana River County, Kenya
BackgroundDelivery of quality healthcare is significantly based on the level of commitment among health facilities. This includes building a strong...
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Leveraging electronic logistics management information systems to enhance and optimize supply chain response during public health emergencies: lessons from COVID-19 response in Uganda
BackgroundHealth supply chain is crucial for proper functioning of a health system and advancing national and international health security goals....
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An evaluation of the Australian Community Pharmacy Agreement from a public policy perspective: industry policy cloaked as health policy?
BackgroundA series of Community Pharmacy Agreements (Agreements) between the Federal government and a pharmacy-owners’ body, the Pharmacy Guild of...
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Health professionals’ perception of pharmaceuticals procurement performance in public health facilities in Southwestern Ethiopia
BackgroundPharmaceutical’s procurement is a core component of logistics management, and has a significant influence on product availability, and...
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Mental health: “it is a subject where most pharmacists [or pharmacy] students have no more knowledge than the general public”
BackgroundMental health is a global health priority, and pharmacists have a valuable role in improving outcomes in all sectors of practice. This...
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Geriatric Health Services: Evidence and Impact in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Public Health in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries
Aging is a natural process and a special concern globally because it may necessitate special care for the geriatric population. Older age may be...
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The management of allergic rhinitis by pharmacists in public services: a proposed PhaRmacISt-led Education Model (AR-PRISE)
Allergic rhinitis has been identified as a major respiratory disease that places a significant burden on patients and the healthcare system....
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Qualitative exploration of perspectives of the pharmacists working in public-sector hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, a serious global health threat, has excruciating social and economic implications given its transmissibility, lack...
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Reliability and validity of the Malay version of the drive-thru community pharmacy service questionnaire and the Malaysian public’s awareness, attitudes, and perceptions of drive-thru community pharmacy during COVID-19
IntroductionUnderstanding general public's experiences of using drive-thru pharmacies during COVID-19 in different countries is imperative for...
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Assessment of medicines cold chain storage conformity with the requirements of the World Health Organization in health facilities of the Eastern Province of Rwanda
BackgroundDespite the prominent evidence of cold chain monitoring in the health system to reduce wastage and maintain product potency, there are...
