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Table 2 Overview of the literature

From: Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature

Reference

Distribution chain structure

Anti-malarial products

 

Source of supply

Number of suppliers

Suppliers' characteristics

Volumes sold

Mark-ups

Burkina Faso

     

RBM Secretariat, 2007 [77]

X

X

-

-

X

Cambodia

     

Institute of Medicine, 2004 [48], Shretta and Guimier, 2003 [55]

X

X

-

-

X

PSI, 2008 [58], Sabot, 2009 [63]

X

-

-

X

X

Rozendaal, 2001 [44]

X

-

-

-

-

Cameroon

     

Van der Geest, 1987 ± [19]

X

-

X

-

-

RBM Secretariat, 2007 [54]

X

X

-

-

X

Ghana

     

Buabeng et al., 2008 [56]

X

-

-

-

-

Kenya

     

Marsh et al., 2004 [57]

X

-

-

-

-

Ministry of Health of the Government of the Republic of Kenya, 2004 [78]

-

-

-

-

X

Myhr, 2000 [61]

-

-

-

-

X

Tavrow, 2003 [25]

X

X

X

-

X

Amin and Snow, 2005 [27]

X

-

-

-

-

Mozambique

     

Russo, 2007 ± [49]

X

X

-

-

-

Nigeria

     

Adikwu, 1996 ± [17]

X

-

-

-

-

IFC, 2008 ± [52]

X

X

-

-

-

Senegal

     

Institute of Medicine, 2004 [48], Shretta and Guimier (2003) [55]

X

X

-

X

X

Kone et al., 2007 [62]

X

-

-

-

X

IFC, 2008 ± [52]

X

X

-

-

-

Sri Lanka

     

Rajakaruna et al., 2006 [47]

X

-

-

-

-

Tanzania

     

Battersby et al., 2003 [31]

X

X

-

-

X

Goodman, 2004 [20], Chukwujekwu, 2007 [32]

X

X

X

-

X

Clinton Foundation, 2008 [34]

X

-

-

X

X

Government of the Republic of Tanzania and Clinton Foundation, 2008 [29]

X

X

-

X

X

Uganda

     

Adome et al.,1996 [18]

X

-

-

-

-

The Republic of Uganda, 2004 [59]

X

-

-

-

X

MMV, 2007 [26]

X

X

-

-

X

Yadav and Conesa, 2008 [51]

-

X

-

-

-

IFC, 2008 ± [52]

X

X

-

-

-

RBM Secretariat, 2007 [54]

X

X

-

-

X

Zambia

     

Institute of Medicine, 2004 [48], Shretta and Guimier, 2003 [55]

X

X

-

-

X

Yadav, 2007 ± [50]

X

X

-

X

-

Clinton Foundation, 2008 [33]

X

-

 

-

X

Low/Middle income countries

     

Foster, 1991 ± [13]

X

-

-

-

-

Yadav and Ongola, 2007 ± [53]

X

X

-

X

-

  1. ± = studies on distribution chain for pharmaceutical drugs in general (other studies are specific to anti-malarials)