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Snap survey reveals medicine stockouts still plague Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia
During ‘pill check week’, researchers visited public health institutions countrywide and checked on the availability of a list of 10 essential medicines. These are medicines that should be readily available in public health facilities.
Using innovative technology, the team then reported the results through short messaging services (SMS) to a common site, and the data has been reflected in the map above that shows areas where medication is out of stock.
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Stop Stock-outs Campaign Statement
Access to essential medicines is a human right and a cornerstone of an effective primary health care system. Access to free essential medicines determines whether people live or die, suffer pain and discomfort, or have their ailments cured, recover from illness or endure life-long disease.
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