Over September and October 2023, a BHB IT expert provided technical support to DGDA: Upload content to DGDA’s online portals (amended block list, no-objection certificates, Regulatory Inspection (RI) guideline, pages, and files) Repair and improve hardware, software, and network Support meetings Guide ADLRS end users Guide the flow of the BHB eLearning platform’s registration module
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To benefit retail medicine shops in Bangladesh, the BHB project developed Pharmacy Management Software (PMS) for owners to make available free of charge. The PMS tool provides sales information on the volume of each type of medicines, the proportion of prescription-only vs. over-the-counter drugs, and the proportion of antibiotics by WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve)
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DGDA uses an Automated Drug Licensing System (ADLRS) to issue new and renewal drug licenses, the development of which BHB supported. In the past few months, the ADLRS has received substantial improvements, which BHB demonstrated to DGDA officials and WHO staff working with DGDA. DGDA officials find the new ADLRS interface to be simpler, more
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The National Parliament of Bangladesh passed the Drug and Cosmetics Act 2023 on 7 September 2023, which was published as a national gazette on 18 September 2023 (Law No. 29 of 2023). BHB’s staff members worked closely with the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) during the drafting and fine-tuning of this law, which was
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On 25 September 2023, BHB celebrated World Pharmacists Day 2023 at its Dhaka office with 25 pharmacy professionals from different parts of Dhaka city and BHB team members. This year’s theme was “Pharmacists strengthening health systems”. The theme recognised pharmacists’ remarkable contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and commemorated their overall contributions to health care systems
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BHB, with the funding support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, is providing technical assistance to Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) to develop its management information system (MIS). An information technology (IT) consulting firm, Activation Ltd., has been working on it since December 2021 and has almost completed development of all modules,
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The BHB eLearning platform includes coursework on good pharmacy practice, antimicrobial resistance, and establishment of model pharmacies and model medicine shops, etc. BHB consistently works to add new courses and improve existing contents and design. In September 2023, BHB held two online events to garner feedback from participants of the eLearning platform. The 35 total
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BHB’s eLearning platform has 28 courses designed for pharmacy professionals but available to anyone; to now, 1,294 participants have completed different courses. During September and October 2023, 13 participants completed the course on Basic Principles of Medicine Management, 15 participants on Good Dispensing Practice and 29 on Medication Error and Rational and Irrational Use of
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