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Received: 15 June 2017

Accepted: 22 March 2018

First Online: 3 May 2018

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: This study evaluated IRR of medicines management data as part of the national capacity-building strategy SPARS carried out by MMS under the Ministry of Health, Uganda. The study did not involve patients, human or personal health data, human tissue, or animals. Therefore, the study did not require ethical approval or a waiver. All observations and data collection were conducted with the permission of Ministry of Health, the District Health Officers, the facility in-charges, and the MMS. The study constituted a Ministry of Health initiated data quality evaluation and is approved by the Ministry of Health. All authors of the manuscript have read and agreed to its content and are accountable for all aspects of the accuracy and integrity of the manuscript in accordance with ICMJE criteria.

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