Results
DTCs mostly had a minimum of ten members consisting of a mix of both medical and hospital administrative staff. The main functions of DTC are ensuring rational medicines use, monitoring, and reporting adverse drug reactions. All but one hospital had subcommittees that are either effective or nonfunctional. The main challenges in DTC functions and maintenance were funding (n=6), DTC decision implementation (n=4), and unmotivated members (n=4). Strategies suggested to improve DTC at public hospitals and nationwide include; resource allocation,monitoring, and evaluating DTC functions and capacity building of its members.