Assessing the national essential medicines list selection processes: Instrument development and testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National Medicines Policies use the National Essential Medicines Lists (NEML) to improve equitable access to medications. An effective list selection process should address a country's priority healthcare needs and be aligned with WHO guidelines.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument to measure the effectiveness of NEML selection process design.

Methods

An instrument consisting of 16 items, along with an associated rating scheme, was created through a literature review and consultation with subject matter experts. Reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for absolute agreement and consistency. Validity was evaluated by comparing instrument scores with two proxy measures of NEML selection p

SUBMITTER: Saxena E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12935209 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature