EPN - Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network

There are four projects in this programme area, introduced below.

• Access Guidelines project
• Enhancing the capacity and sustainability of faith-based drug supply organizations
• Promoting rational use of medicines
• e-Pharmalink

1. Access Guidelines project
   Project purpose: The increased capacity of church-related health services to provide effective and efficient pharmaceutical services.
   Project objective: To promote and facilitate church-related health services' adherence to the EPN Access Guidelines for increasing access to essential medicines.
• EPN Access Guidelines and their indicators
• EPN Access Guidelines project description
• EPN Access Guidelines research manual (coming soon)
• Country baseline research results (Malawi, Ghana, Uganda [coming soon])
• Country feedback meeting conclusions (Malawi, Ghana [coming soon])
2. Enhancing the capacity and sustainability of faith-based drug supply organizations
   Project purpose: The increased capacity of church-related health services to provide effective and efficient pharmaceutical services.
   Project objective: Enhance the capacity and sustainability of faith-based DSOs.
   • Increased capacity of DSOs to monitor and evaluate themselves for better feedback and management information.
   • Increased capacity of DSOs in key organisational, service, and staffing areas.
   • Increased networking between DSOs that supports information sharing and capacity development.
   • Go to the DSO portal (on this website)...
3. Promoting rational use of medicines
   Project purpose: The increased participation of Network members in activities that improve the use of medicines.
   • Increased knowledge and skills in implementing rational use of medicines practices.
   • Increased Network role in advocacy for the rational use of medicines.
4. E-Pharmalink – a monthly email newsletter for pharmacists in resource poor environments
• Go to the e-Pharmalink page...