The availability of essential medicines in public healthcare facilities in Afghanistan: navigating sociopolitical and geographical challenges
- Authors
- Margo van Gurp, Sandra Alba, Maida Ammiwala, Sayed Rahim Arab, Sayed Murtaza Sadaat, Fazelrabie Hanifi, Sohrab Safi, Nasratullah Ansari, Maiza Campos-Ponce, Maarten Olivier Kok
- Publication year
- April 2025
In this study, KIT epidemiologists and research partners in Afghanistan examine the availability of essential medicines in Afghanistan’s public healthcare facilities and how this is shaped by sociopolitical challenges, geographical barriers, and the organisation of the healthcare system. They conclude that decentralised procurement of medicines by non-state actors and timely payment of funds contribute to medicine availability. Strategies to improve medicine availability should target hard-to-reach areas and lower-level facilities.
