Civil Society Organizations and medicines policy change: A case study of registration, procurement, distribution and use of misoprostol in Uganda

Esther Cathyln Atukunda, Petra Brhlikova, Amon Ganafa Agaba and Allyson M. Pollock

Social Science & Medicine, 2015, vol. 130, issue C, 242-249

Abstract: Misoprostol use for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) has been promoted by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) since the early 2000s. Yet, CSOs' role in improving access to misoprostol and shaping health policy at global and national levels is not well understood. We document the introduction of misoprostol in Uganda in 2008 from its registration, addition to treatment guidelines and national Essential Medicines List (EML), to its distribution and use. We then analyse the contribution of CSOs to this health policy change and service provision. Policy documents, procurement data and 82 key informant interviews with government officials, healthcare providers, and CSOs in four Ugandan districts of Kampala, Mbarara, Apac, Bundibugyo were collected between 2010 and 2013.

Keywords: Postpartum haemorrhage; Misoprostol; Civil society; Policy change; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.022

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