Availability and prices of essential medicines in Uzbekistan in 2021

ABSTRACT

Access to medicines, vaccines and health products is an essential component of universal health coverage (UHC). 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 indicators of patient access, WHO launched the price and availability monitoring mobile application (MedMon) for essential medicines and health products in 2016. The tool has been piloted in more than 20 countries and enables rapid and inexpensive data collection and assessments of medicines and other health products in health facilities. This report presents results of a facility-based survey using MedMon and conducted in April and May 2021 on the availability and prices of essential medicines in community pharmacies in Uzbekistan.