The project aimed to establish a quality network for rational drug management (Qu4RaD) at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level within 24 months starting on April 1, 2003. The soft launching of the Qu4RaD website was held at IIHMR during the Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community (PRUDC) Course on Feb 28, 2004. Steps towards the popularisation of the website were underway through linkages with other websites, articles on Rational Drug Management, and availability of clinical protocols for primary health care that have been developed by this Institute. The network was based on advanced information technology (IT) and had been set up through a multidisciplinary approach by four organisations in Belgium, Germany, India and Philippines. The target groups were providers and purchasers of PHC in these four countries involved in quality improvement activities in rational drug management (RDM).

The final objectives were to improve decision making of the target groups through electronic access to international knowledge and skills about RDM and electronic exchange about their experience in improving RDM. The main activities were to set up a self-sustainable infrastructure and website for the network including training and supervision in the use of advanced IT.