Table 7 Availability of key essential drugs in health centers of Dessie town, 2019 (N = 13)
Key essential medicines | SGHC | DHC | BWHC |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral rehydration salt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim tablet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Paracetamol tablet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Procaine penicillin injection | – | ✓ | – |
Chloroquine tablet | – | – | – |
Ferrous salt + folic acid tablet | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Mebendazole tablet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Iodine | – | – | ✓ |
Tetracycline eye ointment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gentian violate | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Benzoic acid + salicylic acid ointment | – | – | ✓ |
Acetyl salicylic acid tablet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vitamin A | – | – | – |
Percentage of essential drugs availability | 61.54 | 69.23 | 61.54 |
WHO standard | 100% | ||