Essential Drugs
Essential medicines, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), are the medicines that "satisfy the priority health care needs of the population". These are the medications to which people should have access at all times in sufficient amounts. The prices should be at generally affordable levels. Since 1977, the WHO has published a model list of essential medicines, with the current (2019) list for adult patients containing over 400 medicines. Since 2007, a separate list of medicines intended for child patients has been published. Both the WHO adult and children's lists contain a notation indicating that a particular medication …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 4 October 2024 English
US$130,911 worth of laboratory supplies and essential drugs ready to be shipped to DRC. The OSL team has …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
efforts through providing basic equipment and essential drugs. In Busia district, the initial piloting … gynaecological examination table. � Availability of essential drugs (Score 0-10): Tetanus toxoid, Iron folic, ferrous … guidelines, protocols and IEC materials. Essential drugs and laboratory supplies were very low in … of these services. Limited availability of essential drugs and laboratory supplies, although a concern …
Debiopharm Group (Canada) · 2024 English
indirectly contributed to 4.95 million deaths globally (1). [...] • Although antibiotics are essential drugs, being the foundation for global health and of modern medicine, the current investment in the …
globally (1). • Although antibiotics are essential drugs, being the foundation for global health and …
2024 English
ZERO-DOSE LANDSCAPE | 21 health services, essential drugs and vaccines, facility and equipment maintenance …
PATH · 2024 English
palliative care, in addition to providing free essential drugs and diagnostics. However, this transformation … resources, infrastructure, and the availability of essential drugs and diagnostics. Study objective Creation …
WOAH: World Organisation for Animal Health · 2024 English
XXVIII). Background Antimicrobial agents are essential drugs for human and animal health and welfare. Antimicrobial …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
that misoprostol should be included in the essential drugs list. Health facilities should be better equipped …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
couch and spotlights. 3. Availability of essential drugs (score range: 0-11): including the expected … Equipment available (0–10) 9 8 9.3 Essential drugs (0–11) 7.3 7 7.3 Essential vaccines (0-6) …
FAH: Federation of American Hospitals · 2024 English
well-being of patients who depend on these essential drugs. Finally, we encourage the Committee to …
DHHS: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services · 2024 English
support research and development of existing Essential Drugs and future medicines. It was indicated by …
