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Vertical versus Decentralized TB Pharmaceutical Management. QUAN 1. Preliminary Considerations. Note : it is hard to distinguish which of the following pros & cons are truly different for TB drugs versus other essential medicines. .

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  1. Vertical versus Decentralized TB Pharmaceutical Management QUAN 1

  2. Preliminary Considerations • Note: it is hard to distinguish which of the following pros & cons are truly different for TB drugs versus other essential medicines.

  3. Pros & Cons: Categorization across Pharmaceutical Management component • Selection • Quantification • Procurement • Receipt, Distribution & Stock Management • Drug Use • Management Support: Training, HR, finances • Quality Assurance

  4. Conclusion In general many experts agree that in today’s world perhaps a combination of the two is best, for example: • Selection, procurement, and staff training are best managed by the national level. • Quantification, receipt, distribution, rational use, quality assurance, staff hiring and finances are best managed by a combination of vertical and decentralized settings. • Stock control is obviously best managed at the decentralized setting.

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