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COJ Nursing & Healthcare

Medicines Distribution, Regulatory Privatisation, Social Welfare Services and Financing Alternatives

  • Open or Close Abdeen Mustafa Omer*

    Occupational Health Administration, Sudan

    *Corresponding author: Abdeen Mustafa Omer,Occupational Health Administration, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

Submission: May 11, 2018;Published: July 18, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/COJNH.2018.03.000571

ISSN: 2577-2007
Volume3 Issue5

Abstract

The strategy of price liberalisation and privatisation had been implemented in Sudan over the last decade and has had a positive result on government deficit. The investment law approved recently has good statements and rules on the above strategy to pharmacy regulations. Under the pressure of the new privatisation policy, the government introduced radical changes in the pharmacy regulations. To improve the effectiveness of the public pharmacy, resources should be switched towards areas of need, reducing inequalities and promoting better health conditions. Medicines are financed either through cost sharing or full private. The role of the private services is significant. A review of reform of financing medicines in Sudan is given in this study. Also, it highlights the current drug supply system in the public sector, which is currently responsibility of the central medical supplies public corporation (CMS). In Sudan, the researchers did not identify any rigorous evaluations or quantitative studies about the impact of drug regulations on the quality of medicines and how to protect public health against counterfeit or low-quality medicines, although it is practically possible. However, the regulations must be continually evaluated to ensure the public health is protected against by marketing high quality medicines rather than commercial interests, and the drug companies are held accountable for their conduct.

Keywords: Sudan; Healthcare; Medicines; Regulatory authorities; Pharmacy management; Counterfeits medicines; Drug importers; Quality of medicines;

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