| dc.description.abstract | Academic institutions in Kenya have been concerned about their
students, employees and dependants welfare as they have been
providing health facilities to them. Currently, the
University of Nairobi is operating ten clinics which are
administered from the main campus in order to serve the
growing student and staff population. Although the university
is spending huge amounts of funds on the purchases of drugs
and medicines, (for example, the amount spent in 1992 was well
over 26 million), disatisfaction has been expressed regarding
the services offered. This dissatisfaction can be partly
attributed to drug shortages among others.
This study was undertaken against a background of increasing
public concern over the availability of drugs, which was
evident by the number of complaints raised, and the increasing
cases of drug shortages experienced country-wide.
In this study, an attempt was made to look into the major
causes of drug inventory problems at University of Nairobi
Health Services as a case study. The results of the study
revealed that the problem of drug shortage is due to lack of
finances, unreliable suppliers and lack of update, record s
among other things | en |
