Overview
Provide national technical support for the revision of the Ghana national medicines policy, 2017, aligning it with global best practices and international standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Review the existing National Medicines Policy (NMP) and assess gaps, opportunities, threats, and strengths.
- Examine the pharmaceutical governance environment.
- Analyze and establish linkages between the NMP and broader health sector frameworks.
- Propose updated policy objectives, priority interventions, and implementation mechanisms.
- Draft the revised National Medicines Policy, including a costed implementation plan and monitoring and evaluation framework.
- Conduct inception meetings, technical consultations, national and regional stakeholder engagements, and validation meetings.
- Review national documents, legal frameworks, global guidance, and sector reports.
- Consolidate and synthesize evidence to inform the policy revision.
- Conduct stakeholder interviews, focus group discussions, and strategic technical meetings.
- Engage relevant government institutions, regulatory agencies, development partners, professional bodies, and other key stakeholders.
- Develop a revised National Medicines Policy supported by a costed implementation plan.
- Incorporate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
- Support validation and finalization processes.
- Provide strategic recommendations on implementation mechanisms, governance arrangements, and priority actions.
Required Experience
- Minimum 7 years of senior-level experience in health systems governance and pharmaceutical sector strengthening.
- Proven Experience working in Ghana’s pharmaceutical sector for at least 10 years.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Pharmacy, Public Health, Health Policy, Pharmaceutical Systems, or a related field.
