Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceutical systems and supply chain - a phenomenological study.

Background: Resilient pharmaceutical systems and supply chains are critical in the control of COVID-19, a pandemic that has mostly devastated public health systems and livelihoods in resource-limited countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on pharmaceutical systems and supply chain in a resource-limited setting.

Methods: A descriptive qualitative survey using a phenomenological approach was conducted among key informants in the public and private pharmaceutical sectors of Namibia.

Effective integration of pharmacovigilance systems at public health facilities in resource-limited settings: A qualitative study.

Background: Pharmacovigilance systems increase access to safe medicines and healthcare, but their integration in public healthcare remains a challenge in many countries. The main barriers to pharmacovigilance integration are attributed to high patient load and limited capacities.

Objective: To explore the challenges associated with the effective integration of pharmacovigilance systems in public healthcare in a developing country such as Namibia.

Optimizing spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting in public healthcare setting in Namibia.

Despite the universal scale-up of pharmacovigilance systems globally, adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting remains suboptimal among resource-limited countries. Few studies in sub-Saharan Africa evaluate the effectiveness of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting programmes. A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire to assess ADR reporting knowledge, attitude and practices among healthcare workers in Namibia's public sector was conducted between September and December 2018.