Table 3.

Supply of Medicines

Kumasi	Bolgatanga	Jimma	Lilongwe	Ouagadougou
ACTs (AS/AQ) procured by the MOH	ACTs (AS/AQ) supplied by UNICEF	Jimma town health bureau procured ACTs (AL) from Oromiya Regional Health Bureau	ACTs (AL) supplied by MOH	ACTs supplied by WHO to MEG. 4334 units of ACTs (AL) then made available for sale and return to 21 public/private drug seller and CMDs
All CMDs were given two week supplies	Weekly supervision for each CMD to supply and collect cases seen weekly	Stocks kept at Jimma Health Centre	The study team was responsible for maintaining stocks at the community at regular supervision meetings	Stocks were kept at CNRFP and CMDs were given supplies when needed
ACTs sold at GH¢0.50 (US$0.455)* for preschool children and GH¢0.20 (US$0.182)* for infants	ACTS sold at GH¢0.15 (US$0.137)*	Treatment was free	Treatment was free	ACTs sold at 100 F CFA (US$0.23)** for children: 6 months-3 years and 150 F CFA (US$0.34)** for children: 3-5 years
Medicines not used after two weeks were withdrawn as a quality control measure	Stock-out only for paracetamol	ACTs after expiry date not used, and withdrawn as quality control measure	Drug stocks were replenished on a monthly basis	Drug stocks were replenished on a monthly basis

*(GH¢1 = USD0.91 (2007)) ** (FCFA 1 = USD0.0023)