Effectiveness of the pharmaceutical supply chain to clinics attached to Mafikeng Provincial Hospital
Abstract
The study set out to investigate the factors that led to pharmaceutical outages in
clinics attached to Mafikeng Provincial Hospital (MPH).
An exploratory research design was adopted for this purpose and a survey that
included respondents from Mmabatho Medical Stores (MMS), MPH, clinics
attached to MPH and transporters was conducted to address a number of
research questions.
The findings are displayed in charts and tables. The findings show that there
were constraints experienced at each and every one of the points of the entire
pharmaceutical supply chain. However, it was established that the constraints
could be minimised to improve on the supply chain. Measures for improvements
in the management of pharmaceutical supply chain were recommended.
It was concluded that the successful implementation of the recommended
measures would minimise pharmaceutical supply shortages in clinics.