National Essential Medicine List exists (WHO)

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Technical name health_hc_regulation_natessmed_ind_who
Category Health and long-term care
Label National Essential Medicine List exists (WHO)
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Essential medicines 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 EML 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). 2018. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.


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Sources

World Health Organization (WHO). 2018. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.

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