Availability of equipment and medications for non-communicable diseases and injuries at public first-referral level hospitals: a cross-sectional analysis of service provision assessments in eight low-income countries.
Neil GuptaMatthew M CoatesAbebe BekeleRoodney DupuyDarius Leopold FénelonAnna D GageTheodros GetachewBiraj Man KarmacharyaGene F KwanAimée M LuleboJones K MasiyeMary Theodory MayigeMaïmouna Ndour MbayeMalay Kanti MridhaPaul H ParkWubaye Walelgne DagnawEmily B WroeGene BukhmanPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Our findings demonstrate low availability of essential equipment and medications for diverse NCDIs at first-referral level hospitals in eight LICs. There is a need for decentralisation and integration of NCDI services in existing care platforms and improved assessment and monitoring to fully achieve universal health coverage.