Drawing lessons from the standard treatment guidelines and essential medicines list concept in South Africa as the country moves towards national health insurance

The essential medicines concept is recognised as an instrument to improve medicines access and to promote cost-effective use of health resources. South Africa adopted the concept and implemented the Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List (STGs/EML) in 1996 when the National Drug...

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Main Authors: Velisha A. Perumal-Pillay, Fatima Suleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-01-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5145