Poor supply chain management and stock-outs of point-of-care diagnostic tests in Upper East Region’s primary healthcare clinics, Ghana

Several supply chain components are important to sustain point-of-care (POC) testing services in rural settings. To evaluate the availability of POC diagnostic tests in rural Ghana's primary healthcare (PHC) clinics, we conducted an audit of the supply chain management for POC diagnostic servic...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 2; p. e0211498
Main Authors:	Kuupiel, Desmond, Tlou, Boikhutso, Bawontuo, Vitalis, Drain, Paul K., Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 27.02.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Analysis Biology and Life Sciences Blood glucose Blood glucose tests Business logistics Cross-Sectional Studies Engineering and Technology Ghana Glucose Health care services accessibility Hemoglobins Hepatitis Hepatitis B virus Inventory control Logistic Models Management Management science Medical testing products Medical tests Medicine and Health Sciences People and Places Point-of-Care Testing - organization & administration Point-of-Care Testing - standards Primary Health Care Public health Reagent Kits, Diagnostic - supply & distribution Regression analysis Rural Health Services - organization & administration Rural Health Services - standards Rural Health Services - supply & distribution Stocks Sustainable development Ghana
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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