To strengthen academic-public-private pharmaceutical sector collaboration.

To ensure equitable and sustainable access to good quality and effective medicines.

To provide medicines in a transparent and accountable manner.

To implement the dual strategy combining the efforts of Ministry’s existing Quality Assurance Programme (QAP) and the GGM programme.

Funding was secured from private pharmaceutical companies to support the GGM activities.

Setting up a PPC and serving as its secretariat.

Driving the GGM implementation strategy although with limited resources.

Establishing the UZ-IPSL to support pharmacovigilance activities.

Discussion on introducing unmanned aerial vehicle technology at NatPharm for delivery of poison antidotes, vaccines, HIV and COVID-19 test kits.

Developing a training programme for traditional health practitioners to improve the quality of complimentary medicines.

Participating in the QAP planning and coordination meetings.

2. Incorporation of GGM into undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy curricula

• a. Motivation for the establishment of District Drug Information Centres

 To incorporate issues of good governance and ethical practice in the training of pharmacy personnel thereby ensuring a sustainable values-based programme.

 To provide practical training for undergraduate pharmacy students on how to set up drug information centres at district level.

 Promoting transparent and ethical behaviour during the training of pharmacy personnel.

 Promoting GGM among postgraduate masters students in applied pharmaceutical sciences programme which includes; pharmaceutical formulation, manufacturing and pharmaceutical regulatory affairs.

 Since 2017, Part III Pharmacy Drug Information course incorporated, ‘How to set up district drug information centres’, and practical sessions on, ‘Live Query’ answering.

To assemble a caucus of health professionals whose terms of reference include;

• Campaign for transparency in the medicines supply chain, GGM at different levels of healthcare.

• Advocate for equal access to essential medicines as part of health service provision.

• Ensure and promote a culture of regulatory compliance within the pharmaceutical sector.

Parliamentary Pharmaceutical sector Assessment presented and debated the House of Assembly and published in HANSARD.

Unfreezing of district level pharmacist posts in the Ministry of Health by 2019.

Official launch of the PPC in 2021.

Formation of the Natural Therapist Council of Zimbabwe with representation from and participation of the GGM secretariat.