Pharmaceutical Management for Malaria (PMM) Assessment and Training Manual

To assess the aspects of the pharmaceutical management system in the public and private sectors that are critical for ensuring the availability and proper use of effective antimalarial medicines.

Capacity building, Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Sub-categories Malaria
  • Commodities Diagnostics, Medicines
  • Latest update 2004
  • Version Revised edition
  • Developed by MSH
  • When to use To assess the aspects of the pharmaceutical management system in the public and private sectors that are critical for ensuring the availability and proper use of effective antimalarial medicines.
  • Languages English
  • Level of use Central, District, Regional
  • Form PDF document, 1.6 MB
  • Amount of training / TA required Review of data collector's guide and data collector's training
  • Inputs & outputs None
  • Cost Free
  • Advantages Indicator based assessment to evaluate the performance of the pharmaceutical management system. It can be used entirely or in part, nationally or for limited districts. It can be used to diagnose existing or emergent problems with the pharmaceutical management system for malaria.
  • Limitations The tool is not intended for users who need or wish to conduct a complete assessment of the entire pharmaceutical system. In addition the tool does not address issues concerning health seeking behavior, compliance to treatment and appropriate diagnosis.
  • Availability http://erc.msh.org/toolkit/toolkitfiles/file/Pharmaceutical%20Management%20for%20Malaria%20Assessment%20and%20Training%20Manual.docx.pdf
  • Remarks A hard copy can also be obtained from MSH.
  • Contact phtmis@msh.org
  • Submission date 2010-07-02 19:19:32