Scaling up antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: using supply chain management to appraise health systems strengthening

Windisch, Ricarda; Waiswa, Peter; Neuhann, Florian; Scheibe, Florian; de Savigny, Don

doi:10.1186/1744-8603-7-25

Scaling up antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: using supply chain management to appraise health systems strengthening

BackgroundStrengthened national health systems are necessary for effective and sustained expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART and its supply chain management in Uganda are largely based on parallel and externally supported efforts. The question arises whether systems are being strengthe…