Table 1.
ATM issues and health system levels discussed each year in EMR publications*
| Year | Affordability | Sustainable financing | RUM | Health system and availability | Household and community | Health service public or private | National health sector | National beyond health sector | Cross-border issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 18 | 106 | 63 | 44 | 108 | 79 | 7 | 9 |
*The totals add up to more than 151 as an article might be assigned to more than one ATM issue or health system level.
ATM, access to and appropriate use of medicines; EMR, Eastern Mediterranean Region; RUM, rational use of medicines.