September 10, 2025Conflict and HealthOpen Access

Availability of essential medicines, inventory management practices, and related challenges in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, eastern Amhara, Ethiopia: an explanatory sequential mixed study

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The average availability of essential medicines in IDP camps was about 77.3%, indicating relatively high access.
Inventory management practices were inadequate, with only 18.2% of clinics following the FEFO inventory control procedure.
Common challenges included fraud and theft, national stockouts, and poor adherence to inventory protocols in IDP camps.
None of the camps met the criteria for acceptable storage conditions, highlighting major issues in healthcare delivery.

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Explanatory sequential mixed study reveals inventory management issues among IDP camps in Ethiopia, suggesting significant healthcare delivery challenges.

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Alemayehu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479c869 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-025-00697-7

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Explanatory sequential mixed study reveals inventory management issues among IDP camps in Ethiopia, suggesting significant healthcare delivery challenges.

Availability of essential medicines, inventory management practices, and related challenges in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, eastern Amhara, Ethiopia: an explanatory sequential mixed study

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Availability of essential medicines, inventory management practices, and related challenges in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, eastern Amhara, Ethiopia: an explanatory sequential mixed study

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