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Some initiatives like accredited drug dispensing outlets in Tanzania and Uganda are creating a role for the private sector in expanding access to medicines.
A map of the villages of residence of the patients included in the study with location of health facilities and drug dispensing outlets is presented in Figure 1.
In 2007 and 2008, the Tanzanian government expanded access to subsidized ACTs through private but accredited drug dispensing outlets.
Accredited drug dispensing outlets have increased rural Tanzanian's access to antimicrobials and are viewed as an integral part of the health care system.
In Tanzania efforts are now being made to upgrade the private drugstores into accredited drug dispensing outlets (ADDOs) authorized to sell OTC drugs and a selected range of prescription-only drugs including some antibiotics [ 13, 23].
Already, countries like Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria are implementing system of levels of practice for instance through the accredited drugs dispensing outlets (ADDOs) in Tanzania, licensed chemical sellers in Ghana, and patent medicine vendors in Nigeria [ 47– 47].
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ACT: artemisinin combination therapy; ADDO: accredited drug dispensing outlet; AMFm: Affordable Medicines Facility – Malaria; GIS: geographic information systems; RCH: reproductive and child health.
Tanzania's accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO) program includes dispenser training, enforcement of standards, and the legal right to sell selected antimicrobials.
Tanzania implemented the accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO) program in 2003 [ 1– 3].
Tanzania introduced the accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO) program more than a decade ago.
The accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO) program combines extensive training, business incentives, authorization to dispense a limited list of antimicrobials and other medicines to treat common conditions, regulatory enforcement of practice standards, and efforts to affect customer demand [ 11].
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