title: Medicines and commodities for delivery and newborn care
linearized_input: Medicines and commodities for delivery and newborn care | (Injectable antibiotic, 32) (Injectable magnesium sulfate, 41) (IV fluids with infusion sets, 48) (Injectable diazepam, 55) (Skin disinfectant, 61) (Injectable uterotonic, 79) (4% chlorhexidine, 12) (Antibiotic eye ointment, 28) (Injectable gentamicin, 30) (Cetriaxone powder for injection, 57) (Amoxicillin suspension, 63)
table_text: Among essential medicines for care during labour and delivery, injectable uterotonic (oxytocin) was available in the majority (79 percent) of facilities. It was more available in hospitals (97 percent) and clinics (94 percent) than in other facility types. In comparison, only one in ten facilities had injectable uterotonic available at the service site in 2006. Magnesium sulphate was generally available in four of ten facilities, including 87 percent of hospitals and 67 percent of health centres. Injectable antibiotics were available in only a one-third of facilities with hospitals being more likely to have them. Intravenous fluids with infusion sets were more commonly available in hospitals (86 percent) than in health centres (69 percent) and dispensaries (43 percent). Overall, six of ten facilities had skin disinfectant (compared with 77 percent in 2006), while 55 percent had injectable diazepam. Each of these essential medicines for care during labour and delivery is more likely to be available in hospitals than other facility types, and more likely to be at the service site on the day of the assessment visit.
target: Among essential medicines for care during labour and delivery, injectable uterotonic (oxytocin) was available in the majority (79 percent) of facilities.