Browsing Research Articles (School of Pharmacy) by Author "Ward, Kim"
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The domestication of the African union model law on medical products regulation: perceived benefits, enabling factors, and challenges
Ncube, Bakani Mark; Dube, Admire; Ward, Kim (Frontiers Media, 2023)Introduction: In 2016, the African Union (AU) Model Law on Medical Products Regulation was endorsed by AU Heads of State and Government. The aims of the legislation include harmonisation of regulatory systems, increasing ... -
Establishment of the African Medicines Agency: Progress, challenges and regulatory readiness
Ncube, Bakani Mark; Dube, Admire; Ward, Kim (Springer Nature, 2021)Insufcient access to quality, safe, efcacious and afordable medical products in Africa has posed a signifcant challenge to public health for decades. In part, this is attributed to weak or absent policies and regulatory ... -
Medicines regulatory science expertise in Africa: workforce capacity development and harmonisation activities towards the establishment of the African medicines agency
Dube, Admire; Ncube, Bakani Mark; Ward, Kim (Adis, 2022)The medicines regulatory landscape in Africa is undergoing transformation with at least two countries having National Medicines Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) that operate at World Health Organization (WHO) maturity level ... -
A post-market quality assessment of first-line, fixed-dose combination antiretrovirals in South Africa
Ward, Kim; Suleiman, Reem; Kippie, Yunus (Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2019)South Africa has the world’s largest antiretroviral (ARV) program and despite having stringent upstream medicine’s regulatory oversight, the post-market reassessment of ARV quality is prohibitively resource intensive. The ... -
Provision of syndromic treatment of sexually transmitted infections by community pharmacists: a potentially underutilized HIV prevention strategy
Ward, Kim; Butler, Nadine; Mugabo, Pierre; Klausner, Jeffrey; Mcfarland, Willi; Chen, Sanny; Schwarcz, Sandra (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003)Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are known risk factors for HIV infection. Goal: The goal of this study was to assess the current and potential future role that community pharmacists in Western Cape, South ... -
Reasons for missed appointments linked to a public-sector intervention targeting patients with stable chronic conditions in South Africa: results from in-depth interviews and a retrospective review of medical records
Magadzire, Bvudzai P.; Mathole, Thubelihle; Ward, Kim (BioMed Central, 2017)BACKGROUND Missed appointments serve as a key indicator for adherence to therapy and as such, identifying patient reasons for this inconsistency could assist in developing programmes to improve health outcomes. In this ...