Tanzania Better healthcare through the introduction of clinical pharmacy Programs International studies on clinical pharmacy show a high risk of incorrect dosages and unnecessary multi-medications in patients if no prior consultation is carried out by pharmacists. This in turn leads to adverse drug reactions, antibiotic resistance and interactions. Without the expertise of pharmaceutical staff, it is also almost impossible for healthcare professionals to identify incorrect or outdated medications that could be replaced by newer, more effective drugs. Advice from pharmacists is not only important for patients with complex diseases such as HIV/AIDS, epilepsy or tuberculosis, but also for high blood pressure, diabetes and viral and bacterial infections. These are typical and growing clinical pictures in African countries. Clinical pharmacy involves the optimal supply of medicines to patients in hospital. To achieve this, specially trained clinical pharmacists assess the patient's overall situation with regard to existing diseases and therapies and advise doctors, patients and relatives on the optimal use of medicines. In the predecessor project,104 pharmacists have already received further training in clinical pharmacy and a curriculum for a course in clinical pharmacy has been developed. Thanks in part to the success of the predecessor project, clinical pharmacy is now required by the local health authorities in Tanzanian hospitals, but in many cases these requirements are not yet being implemented due to a lack of capacity and trained specialists. This is where the joint project of action medeor and the local partner organization CSSC comes in. The Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC) is an ecumenical umbrella organization whose mission is to coordinate social services in the field of education and health provided by over 900 denominational health and more than 1,200 educational institutions in Tanzania and to strengthen them as best as possible through capacity building and advocacy in order to achieve better access to health and education for all Tanzanians. The partnership between action medeor and CSSC has existed since the early 1990s, initially in the context of drug deliveries from Germany, and later increasingly in various projects for the training of pharmaceutical professionals. Project descriptionProject Goal: Improvement of healthcare services through the introduction of clinical pharmacy in Tanzanian hospitalsProject Focus: Pharmaceutical consulting, primary healthcare, educationTarget Group: Hospital staff, university students and faculty, and stakeholders in the Tanzanian healthcare systemProject Area: TanzaniaProject Activities: Pharmacy Roundtable (composed of 20 representatives from academia, politics, and civil society) for networking and exchange on pharmaceutical topics, including technical working groups with pharmacy experts, exchange with the Ministry of Health, and advocacy work Capacity building in 19 hospitals in clinical pharmacy (CPS): development of clinical pharmacy guidelines, training, and continuing education for hospital pharmacists Project Duration: November 2023 – October 2026Financial Volume: 1,432,005.84 EurosPartner Organisation: Christian Social Service Commission (CSSC)Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)Project Number: 7000164 Your contact person Christiane Borup Programme Manager Tanzania and Kenya Phone: +49 2156 9788-202 TPL_EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.