Management of medicines and medical products has improved significantly in recent years due to strong political will and leadership within the MoH and the National Medical Stores. The government and development partners have recently undertaken a number of initiatives to improve efficiency, cost- effectiveness, and access to medicines, including developing a classification system to strengthen the selection of medicines and medical products; updating the essential medicines list to include laboratory supplies; and introducing a kit-based push system to district-level health centers, which has had a proven and positive impact on reducing stock-outs in the districts. However, stock-outs in public sector facilities,.
