Medicines distribution, regulatory privatization, social welfare services and financing alternatives

11^th World Congress on Pharmaceutical Sciences and Innovations in Pharma Industry

February 27-28, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abdeen M Omer

Occupational Health Administration- Ministry of Health, Sudan

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pharmacoeconomics

Abstract :

The strategy of price liberalization and privatization had been implemented in Sudan over the last decade, and it had a positive result on government deficit. The recently approved investment law has good statements and rules on the above strategy in particular to pharmacy regulations. Under the pressure of the new privatization policy, the government introduced radical changes in the pharmacy regulations. To improve the effectiveness of the public pharmacy, resources should be switched towards areas of need, reducing inequalities and promoting better health conditions. Medicines are financed either through cost sharing or totally by a private company. The role of the private services is significant. A review of reform of financing medicines in Sudan is given in this article. Also, it highlights the current drug supply system in the public sector, which is currently responsibility of the Central Medical Supplies Public Corporation. In Sudan, the researchers did not identify any rigorous evaluations or quantitative studies about the impact of drug regulations on the quality of medicines and how to protect public health against counterfeit or low quality medicines, although it is practically possible. However, the regulations must be continually evaluated to ensure the public health is protected against by marketing high quality medicines rather than commercial interests, and the drug companies are held accountable for their conducts.

Biography :

Email: abdeenomer2@yahoo.co.uk