title: Availability of essential and priority medicines and commodities
linearized_input: Availability of essential and priority medicines and commodities | (Essential medicines and commodities Essential medicines and commodities) (Mebendazole/albendazole) (90) (Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT)) (90) (Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)) (86) (Cotrimoxazole syrup or suspension) (73) (Paracetamol syrup) (69) (Vitamin A capsules) (67) (Amoxicillin syrup or suspension) (65) (Zinc tablets) (44) (Priority medicines) (Benzathine penicillin injection) (75) (Ceftriaxone powder for injection) (58) (Gentamycin injection) (37)
table_text: Three essential medicines/commodities, namely ORS, mebendazole/albendazole, and artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) were in stock on the day of the survey visit in about 90 percent of facilities that provide curative care for sick children. Availability of the other essential medicines ranges from 44 percent with zinc tablets to 73 percent with co-trimoxazole. For example, only 17 percent of facilities had ampicillin powder for injection, while 37 percent had gentamycin injection. On the other hand, three-quarters of facilities had benzathine penicillin for injection.
target: Three essential medicines/commodities, namely ORS, mebendazole/albendazole, and artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) were in stock on the day of the survey visit in about 90 percent of facilities that provide curative care for sick children.