The objective of this report is to examine the development of pharmacovigilance (PV) in Ghana and illustrate the role it plays in the health system, and more recently, during the COVID-19 emergency response. It concludes by offering some relevant lessons for building PV capacity in other low-and middle-income countries.
Authors
Wang, Huihui, Darko, Delese Mimi, Figueras Sune, Albert, Marquez, Patricio V., Kumwenda, James
- Citation
- “ Wang, Huihui ; Darko, Delese Mimi ; Figueras Sune, Albert ; Marquez, Patricio V. ; Kumwenda, James . 2023 . Ghana’s Pharmacovigilance Experience: From Vertical Program Activity to Nationwide System . Pharmacovigilance and Essential Public Health Services Series . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40382 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
- Collection(s)
- Other Health Study
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40382
- Identifier externaldocumentum
- 34163688
- Identifier internaldocumentum
- 34163688
- Published in
- United States of America
- Region country
- Ghana
- RelationisPartofseries
- Pharmacovigilance and Essential Public Health Services Series
- Report
- 184908
- Rights
- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
- UNIT
- HNP Global (HHNGE)
- URI
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40382
- date disclosure
- 2023-09-21
- region administrative
- Africa Western and Central (AFW)
- theme
- Health Systems and Policies,Human Development and Gender,Private Sector Delivery in Health,Reproductive and Maternal Health,Health Finance,Health Service Delivery,Health System Strengthening,Child Health,Adolescent Health,Health Systems and Policies,Human Development and Gender,Disease Control,Health System Strengthening,Pandemic Response,Health Service Delivery
