Have you ever wondered what happens before a hospital or health center receives an order of medicines? How does the system prepare to ensure that the medicines a healthcare facility needs are available when requested? While placing an order may seem like the beginning of the process, medicine availability is actually the result of several activities that take place long before that request is made.
We recently conducted a series of five stakeholder engagement meetings across Rwanda, gathering healthcare professionals, administrators, policymakers, and community leaders in Kigali and the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western provinces.