Availability and prices of essential medicines in Tajikistan in 2021

Overview

Access to medicines, vaccines and health products is an essential component of universal health coverage. It represents one of the building blocks of a well-functioning health system and is an essential determinant of better health outcomes at individual and population levels. To enable regular monitoring of patient-level indicators of access, in 2016 WHO launched the MedMon mobile application for monitoring price and availability of essential medicines and health products. This report presents results of a facility-based survey conducted in April–May 2021 on the availability and prices of essential medicines in community pharmacies in Tajikistan using MedMon.