Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8544

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Publication type: Journal Article

York P.
Ujamaa (participatory socialism) for pharmacy in Tanzania
Pharm Int 1980 Mar; 1:8-11

Abstract:

The current status of pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and pharmacy education in Tanzania is reviewed. With fewer than 55 practicing pharmacists, Tanzania is in dire need of more trained personnel. Steps are being taken to attract new industries to complement the single pharmaceutical manufacturer in Tanzania today. A high priority will be the establishment of a quality control laboratory to monitor pharmaceuticals both produced within Tanzania and those imported from outside. Patient illiteracy is being combatted by use of pictorially descriptive labels on prescriptions.