Table 1 National policy regarding permission to administer RDT across private sector outlet types
Private for-profit health facilities | Pharmacies and drug stores | |
|---|---|---|
West and Central Africa | ||
Benin | Only accredited private health facilities are permitted to administer testing | |
DRC | Permitted to administer RDT | Pharmacies with a licensed pharmacist are permitted to administer RDT. Other drug stores are not allowed to administer RDT |
Nigeria | Permitted to administer RDT | Drug stores, or Patient Propriety Medicines Vendors (PPMV) as they are called in Nigeria, were granted approval to administer RDT in 2015 at national level. Approval at sub-national level varies across states. Pharmacies are allowed to administer RDT within approved project pilots as of 2014 |
East Africa | ||
Kenya | Permitted to administer RDT | Not permitted to administer RDT. Pharmacies are allowed to administer RDT within approved project pilots as of 2014 |
Tanzania | Permitted to administer RDT | Accredited drug dispensing outlets (ADDOs) are allowed to administer RDT within approved project pilots. Policy granting permission to administer RDT for ADDOs is under review |
Uganda | Permitted to administer RDT | Drug stores and pharmacies are allowed to administer RDT within approved project pilots. Policy granting permission to administer RDT is under review |
Southern Africa | ||
Madagascar | Permitted to administer RDT | Pharmacies and drug stores permitted to administer RDT nationwide since 2014 |
Zambia | Permitted to administer RDT | Not permitted to administer RDT |