1. How to promote access to medicines in Zimbabwe

2. Strategies
Prioritisation of the health services in national budget– allocation and disbursements
Introduce Government subsidies to ensure access to medicines
Coordination of procurement and distribution of medicines at national and regional levels so as to be cost-effective
Harmonisation of the registration of medicines in the region
Capitalisation and building of capacity of NATPHARM to effectively manage the supply chain and the procurement process at all levels

3. Recommendation
Increase human resources e.g. pharmacists to manage the supply chain
Increase the period of bonding from 1 to at least 3 years for pharmacists
Training of relevant personnel (pre- and in-service) on the management of the supply chain
Supply management training has to be conducted during pre-service training

4. Strategies Information-sharing on pricing nationally and regionally
Involvement of the community in monitoring availability of medicines e.g. Village Health Worker