Working manual for the establishment and operation of drug and therapeutics committee (DTC) at health facilities in Ethiopia

Abstract

Establishing Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) at health facilities is one of the most effective strategies to improve the supply management and use of medicines. DTC provides a forum to bring together all the relevant professionals to work jointly to improve healthcare delivery through the proper management and rational use of medicines. There has been effort to establish and operationalize DTCs at health facilities in Ethiopia since the 1980s. The National DTC Guideline was issued by the then Drug Administration and Control Authority (DACA) in 2004. Many hospitals and health centers are able to establish and operationalize DTCs as a result of the effort made by the Agency so far, in collaboration with concerned government bodies and development partners, so far in the form of training and supportive supervision