Better Medicines for Children:
Country implementation
GHANA
A number of baseline assessments on the pharmaceutical sector have been completed which will provide evidence to support policy decision-making on medicines for children.
Child-specific medicine prices, availability and affordability
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Executive summary: Child-specific medicine prices, availability, affordability
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Baseline assessment: Child-specific medicine prices, availability, affordability
pdf, 960kb
Domestic production
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Executive summary: Situation analysis of the domestic production of essential medicines in paediatric dosage forms in Ghana
pdf, 209kb -
Baseline assessment: Situation analysis of the domestic production of essential medicines in paediatric dosage forms in Ghana
pdf, 785kb
DTC peer review workshop
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Executive summary: Report of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committees peer review workshop
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Baseline assessment: Report of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committees peer review workshop
pdf, 543kb
Literature review
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Executive summary: A desk review of existing literature on medicines for children in Ghana
pdf, 215kb -
Baseline assessment: A desk review of existing literature on medicines for children in Ghana
pdf, 433kb
Quality of care
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Executive summary: Assessment of quality of care for children in selected hospitals in Ghana
pdf, 230kb -
Baseline assessment: Assessment of quality of care for children in selected hospitals in Ghana
pdf, 1.18Mb
Supply chain
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Executive summary: Supply chain assessment of child-specific medicines in Ghana
pdf, 237kb -
Baseline assessment: Supply chain assessment of child-specific medicines in Ghana
pdf, 494kb
INDIA
The establishment of Essential Medicines Lists for children in two states, Orissa and Chattisgarh is currently under way. The Indian Academy of Paediatrics is also reviewing a list for implementation at a national level. This will allow for better selection and procurement of child medicines based on specific needs. Pricing and availability studies of medicines for children in both states have been completed.
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Study assessing prices, availability, and affordability of children’s medicine in Odisha, India
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Study assessing prices, availability and affordability of children’s medicine in Chhattisgarh
pdf, 1.06Mb - Report on informal consultation WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, India, 2-3 February 2010
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Strategies to increase the number of clinical trials that are recruiting children in India registered on the Clinical Trials Registry-India
pdf, 902kb - Gitanjali B. Essential medicines for children: Should we focus on a priority list of medicines for the present?. J Pharmacol Pharmacother [serial online] 2011 [cited 2011 Jun 23];2:1-2. Available from:
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Domestic production
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Executive summary: Situational analysis of the domestic manufacturing industry in the United Republic of Tanzania
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Baseline assessment: Situational analysis report of the domestic production of medicines in paediatric dosage forms in Tanzania
pdf, 599kb
Prices and availability
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Executive summary: Assessment of the prices and availability of medicines for children in the United Republic of Tanzania
pdf, 309kb -
Baseline assessment: Assessment of the prices and availability of medicines for children in Tanzania
pdf, 1.01Mb
Quality of care
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Executive summary: Baseline survey on quality of paediatric care in the United Republic of Tanzania
pdf, 317kb -
Baseline assessment: Baseline survey on quality of paediatric care in Tanzania
pdf, 1.37Mb
Survey tools
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Overview of Methods for Medicines Availability (September 2009)
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Paediatric medicines production assessment
pdf, 87kb
Implementation team meeting reports
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