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WHO Africa /Publications / More publications: Essential Medicines

More publications: Essential Medicines

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More publications: Essential Medicines

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Essential Medicines
  • Health insurance systems in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Medicine benefits and data for decision making [163kB] PDF (163 KB)
  • Regional Workshop on Improving Procurement & Supply Management Systems in the African Region [447.19 kB] PDF (447 KB)
  • Assessment of medicines regulatory systems in sub-Saharan African countries [1.21 MB] An overview of findings from 26 assessment PDF (1.2 MB)
  • Good Governance for Medicines Programme: Implementation in the WHO African Region and Beyond [243.01 kB] PDF (243 KB)
  • Being sick and needing medicines is a costly misfortune in many countries [356.11 kB] PDF (356 KB)
  • What essential medicines for children are on the shelf? [231.86 kB] PDF (232 KB)
  • AFRO Essential Medicines Price Indicator [531.54 kB] PDF (532 KB)
  • Tools for Institutionalizing Traditional Medicine in Health Systems in the WHO African Region (2.09 MB) PDF (2.1 MB)
  • Regional strategy on promoting the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Systems [2.08 MB] PDF (2.1 MB)
  • African Health Monitor Traditional Medicine, Our Culture Our Future [1.36 MB] PDF (1.4 MB)
  • Africa Health Monitor: African Traditional Medicine Day, 31 August 2010 [pdf 6.87Mb] World Antibiotic Awarenes Week World Antib PDF (6.9 MB)
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