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Pharmacy Assistant Program
In 2013, VillageReach began an initiative to train and deploy a new cadre of facility-based pharmacy staff to improve data management, decrease logistics burden on clinical staff and improve quality of care. The program ended in 2019.
Country
MalawiSolution
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Human resources for healthStatus
CompleteBackground
Having a skilled health care workforce is a critical component of strong health systems. VillageReach, in collaboration with partners introduced The Pharmacy Assistant Training Program in Malawi in 2013. This program was a two-year certificate-level training program focused on improving medicines management and pharmaceutical practice in over 650 health facilities in Malawi. The program included:
- Two five-month practicums in between classroom-based learning
- Training on safely dispensing medicines and advising patients
- Training on inventory management to ensure continuous access to health products
Resources
Impact Assessment of Pharmacy Assistant Graduates in Malawi
Poster: Impact Assessment of Pharmacy Assistant Graduates
Pharmacy Assistant Training Program Overview
Examination of Patient Flow in a Rural Health Center in Malawi
Pharmacy Assistant Program Year Three Report
Fostering the use of quasi-experimental designs for evaluating public health interventions: insights from an mHealth project in Malawi
Introducing an enhanced cadre of pharmacy assistants to improve dispensing, management, and availability of medicines
ODK Scan in Malawi Final Field Test Report
Decreasing the Data Burden at the Last Mile to Improve Data Management and Use for Stronger Pharmaceutical Systems
Introducing an enhanced cadre of pharmacy assistants to improve dispensing, management, and availability of medicines at the health centre level in Malawi
Barr Foundation From Local to Global
SMS versus voice messaging to deliver MNCH communication in rural Malawi: assessment of delivery success and user experience
SMS versus voice messaging to deliver MNCH communication in rural Malawi: assessment of delivery success and user experience
Pharmacy & Supply Chain Strengthening Program
This program serves a great need in the community, and it has helped me, providing education and job opportunities. I love my job.”
– AARON, PHARMACY ASSISTANT, LUMBADZI HEALTH CENTER, MALAWI
Program Impact
Partners
Government
- The Malawi Ministry of Health and Population
Technical Partners
- University of Washington Global Medicines Program
- Malawi College of Health and Sciences
Donors
- USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
- Barr Foundation
- Vitol Foundation
- USAID’s Global Health Supply Chain– Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project