Global, regional and national availability of essential medicines for children, 2009-2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Yuqing Shi (Author), Zhe Chen (Author), Kun Zou (Author), Miao Zhang (Author), Zheng Liu (Author), Dan Liu (Author), Linan Zeng (Author), Hailong Li (Author), Zhi-Jun Jia (Author), Guo Cheng (Author), Yong Tang (Author), Shaoyang Zhao (Author), Yongmu Jiang (Author), Imti Choonara (Author), Lingli Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Access to essential medicines is a vital component of universal health coverage. The low availability of essential medicines for children (EMC) has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a number of resolutions calling on member states on its improvement. But its global...