Evaluation of alignment of the reimbursement medicines list for children in Albania with the WHO essential medicines list for children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO Essential Medicine List for Children was released on the 30th anniversary of the general Essential Medicine List in 2007, to recognise special needs for medicines in children, and to promote the inclusion of paediatric medicines in national procurement programmes. This study aimed to investigate the alignment of the medicines included in the Albanian reimbursement medicines list of the Mandatory Healthcare Insurance Fund (AMHIF) and the Essential Medicine List for Children.

Methods

A quantitative evaluation was performed to compare the paediatric medicines included in the 2022 list of the AMHIF and the 2021 WHO Essential Medicine List for Children. In addition, vaccines in the Albanian vaccination programmes for children were compared to the ones listed on

SUBMITTER: Petro E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775712 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature