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. 2023 Dec 7;23:1376. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10304-1

Table 2.

List of the organizations participating in the study

Organizational Affiliation Study Category Description Total interviewees
Ministry of Health: Department of Clinical and Public Health Services System Actor Government ministry 1
Ministry of Health: Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) System Actor Government ministry 1
Ministry of Public Service and Labor System Actor Government ministry 3
Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) System Actor Government ministry 1
National Pharmacy Council System Actor Professional Association 2
Allied Health Professionals Council System Actor Professional Association 1
National Council for Nurses and Midwives System Actor Professional Association 1
University of Rwanda, School of Public Health, Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccine Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management (RCE-VIHSCM) Functional actor: supply Educational Institution 1
University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Medicine & Pharmacy Functional actor: supply Educational Institution 1
University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics, School of Business Functional actor: supply Educational Institution 1
Medical Procurement and Production Division (MPPD)a Functional actor: demand Public central medical store 1
Magasins généraux du Rwanda (MAGERWA) Functional actor: demand Public bonded warehouse 1
USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement Supply Management Project (GHSC-PSM) Functional actor: demand Technical Partner 1
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Functional actor: demand Humanitarian Organization 3
Eight private sector pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor companies Functional actor: demand Private sector pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors 10
Five private sector non-pharmaceutical wholesalers and product distributor companies Functional actor: demand Private sector non-pharmaceutical wholesalers and product distributors 8
Two private sector transport and logistics operator companies Functional actor: demand Private sector transport and logistics operators 2
Only organizational level data was routinely collected but where more detailed department level data was provided and where there was low risk of participant identification, this data was included

aIn the time since data collection occurred, MPPD has transformed into Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd, a private, government-owned central medical store company separate from the MOH, which reports to and is supervised by the MOH