A week to check stock outs of essential medicines

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Stop stock-outs campaign partners will from Monday 22 to Friday 26 June 2009 visit public health institutions to survey the stock-out of essential medicines in five African countries. The week dubbed ‘pill check week’ will involve each country team visiting government health facilities in their countries and using a list of 10 essential
medicines, check for [...]

African civil society calls on governments to eliminate medicines stock-outs

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On 4-6 May 2009, Oxfam and Health Action International (HAI) Africa convened 30 civil society organizations (CSOs) and policy-makers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to examine strategies for reducing stock-outs of medicines in public health facilities, and improving access to essential medicines in Africa. The workshop was held prior to the Fourth Conference of African Ministers [...]