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Essential Medicines, Commodities and Supplies Needed for Community Level Primary Health Care Interventions
Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Essential commodities are among the 8 basic primary health care services and the 6 health systems building blocks as defined by the World Health Organization
Primary health care programs in low and middle-income countries require essential health commodities be made available at the community level. Logistic systems need to be developed to ensure that commodities are adequately estimated and delivered. In addition, systems for safely maintaining and monitoring stocks are needed at the community level.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Provide examples of essential medicine formularies for primary health care is low- and middle-income countries
- Apply the steps in essential medicines, commodities and supplies procurement and supply in a sample country
- Describe the best safe practices for managing essential medicines, commodities and supplies at the community level
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Quizzes
- 80% Case Study Development
Enrollment Restriction
Restricted to students in MAS in Community-based Primary Health Care Programs in Global Health