National essential medicine list exists (WHO)

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Quick info
Data type String
Scale String
Value labels Not applicable
Technical name health_hc_regulation_natessmed_ind_who
Category Health and long-term care
Label National essential medicine list exists (WHO)
Related indicators

Essential medicines list indicatey by Yes/No. Essential medicines (EM) are medicines that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population. They are selected with regard to disease prevalence, evidence of efficacy, safety, and comparative cost-effectiveness. The EM list that has been defined, adopted, and published at country level. This list is normally used by all health facilities, including main hospitals.          


Coding rules

Coding rules in accordance with WHO operationalisation.


Bibliographic info

Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.


Related publications: NA (no information available)



Misc

Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho; Achim Schmid


Data release: 2019


Revisions: NA (no information available)

Sources

World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.