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- Title
Qatar's Primary Health Care Medication Home Delivery Service: A Response Toward COVID-19.
- Authors
Al-Zaidan, Manal; Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Mohammed, Azza Mustafa; Mohammed, Mansoor Nawaz; Abdulla, Samya Al
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems around the world. Pharmacists have made substantial contributions to the health care operations during the COVID-19 response. The Pharmacy Department at Qatar Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) acted proactively to ensure that all patients received their medications and their refilled prescriptions in time and without any disruption. The Medication Home Delivery Service was introduced and implemented for all Qatar residents to prevent unnecessary visits to health centers, minimize the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations, especially those with multiple comorbidities, and protect health care workers from exposure to the virus. Moreover, several other precautionary measures were taken by the PHCC to ensure uninterrupted access to health care, including moving to a virtual health care delivery model. As of September 2020, the service had served around 64,213 patients since its launch in March 2020. In total, 70,357 medications were delivered and 69,092 (98.2%) medication packages were delivered successfully to patients, with an average of 450.8 medication packages delivered per month. Despite various challenges, the PHCC is considering continuing the Medication Home Delivery Service in the long term to continue with a more effective and efficient service for patients during the coming months and years.
- Subjects
QATAR; HOME care services; PRIMARY care; MEDICAL personnel; COVID-19; DELIVERY of goods
- Publication
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021, Vol 14, p651
- ISSN
1178-2390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/JMDH.S282079