title: Implementation and evaluation of a web based system for pharmacy stock management in rural Haiti.
abstract: Managing the stock and supply of medication is essential for the provision of health care, especially in resource poor areas of the world. We have developed an innovative, web-based stock management system to support nine clinics in rural Haiti. Building on our experience with a web-based EMR system for our HIV patients, we developed a comprehensive stock tracking system that is modeled on the appearance of standardized WHO stock cards. The system allows pharmacy staff at all clinics to enter stock levels and also to request drugs and track shipments. Use of the system over the last 2 years has increased rapidly and we now track 450 products supporting care for 1.78 million patient visits annually. Over the last year drug stockouts have fallen from 2.6% to 1.1% and 97% of stock requests delivered were shipped within 1 day. We are now setting up this system in our clinics in rural Rwanda.
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health, Boston, United States, USA.
authors.forename: Elisabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Darius
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jazayeri
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sauveur
authors.forename: Jean Joel
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Manasse
authors.forename: Inel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Plancher
authors.forename: Marquise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiefe
authors.forename: Guerline
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laurat
authors.forename: Samahel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kempton
authors.forename: Hamish S F
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D010605:Pharmacy Administration / Q000379:methods*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations