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. 2016 Dec 22;32(4):572–584. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czw153

Table 4.

Summary of pharmaceutical system components or functions measured by the assessment tools

Component/Function No. of tools
Access 15
Access and use 2
Financing 8
Governance 4
Health/pharmaceutical services/laboratory services 6
Human resources 7
Information systems 3
Manufacturing, industry, and trade 5
Miscellaneous indicator categories 13
Organization and management support 2
Policies, legislation, and regulation 20
Quality/quality assurance/pharmacovigilance 15
Service Delivery
 Distribution 6
 Procurement 8
 Procurement and distribution 2
 Selection 3
 Selection and procurement 2
 Selection and use 1
 Selection and registration 1
 Services and logistics 1
 Supply chain/supply chain management/logistics 7
 Transport 1
Use 21

Note: A full list of the assessment tools reviewed and the categories of indicators on which these counts of components/functions are based is provided in Supplementary Appendix B.