Is there a national publication (formulary/bulletin/manual, etc.), revised within the past five years, providing objective information on drug use? | + |
Is there a national therapeutic guide with standardized treatments? | + |
Is the concept of essential drugs part of the curricula in the basic training of health personnel? | - |
Is there an official continuing education system on rational use of drugs for prescribers and dispensers? | + |
Is there a drug information unit/centre? | + |
Does the drug information unit/centre (or another independent body) provide regular information on drugs to prescribers and dispensers? | + |
Are there therapeutic committees in the major hospitals? | - |
Are there public education campaigns on drug use? | + |
Is drug education included in the primary/secondary school curricula? | + |
Number of prescribers having direct access to a (national) drug formulary, out of total number of prescribers surveyed. | 7.6% (7034/92548) |
Number of training sessions on drug use for prescribers in the last year, out of average number of training sessions organized in the past three years. | 13% (120/924) |
Number of prescribers who have attended at least one training session in the last year, out of total number of prescribers surveyed. | 50% (15203/32524) |
Number of issues of independent drug bulletins published in the last year, out of average number of issues of independent drug bulletins published per year in the past three years. | 0% (0/13) |
Average number of copies of independent drug bulletins sent to prescribers, out of total number of prescribers. | 6.9% (6386/92548) |
Amount spent on public education campaigns on drug use, out of total amount spent on public health education campaigns. | 0% (0/300000 $US) |
Average retail price of standard treatment of pneumonia, out of the average retail price of a basket of food. | 21% (2.9/13.75 $US) |
Average number of drugs per prescription. | 3.6 |
Number of prescriptions with at least one injection, out of the total number of prescriptions surveyed. | 47.4% (692530/1461033) |
Number of children under five with diarrhea receiving antidiarrheal drugs, out of the total number of children under five with diarrhea surveyed. | 19% (266/1400) |