Abbreviated name:

Availability of essential medicines and commodities

Indicator name:

Availability of essential medicines and commodities

Domain:

Health systems

Subdomain:

HSS

Definition:

Percentage of health facilities with essential medicines and life-saving commodities

Numerator:

Number of facilities with essential medicines in stock.

Denominator:

Total number of health facilities.

Primary Source:

PDHS, PSLM, MICS

Secondary Source:

Disaggregation/Additional dimension:

Facility type, facility managing authority (public/private), specific type of medicine/commodity (e.g. priority medicines for women and children, vaccines, ART, family planning, essential NCD medicines)