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Table 1 Status of national medicines policies (NMP) by income level, 2011 [13]

From: National medicines policies – a review of the evolution and development processes

  

Country income level

  

Low (36)

Lower-middle (53)

Upper-middle (55)

High (50)

Global Total (194)

  

Yes

%

Yes

%

Yes

%

Yes

%

Yes

%

responding countries

Yes

responding countries

Yes

responding countries

Yes

responding countries

Yes

responding countries

Yes

National Health Policy exists

Yes

30

96.8

34

87.2

23

79.3

15

83.3

102

87.2

n

31

 

39

 

29

 

18

 

117

 

NMP exists

Yes

31

93.9

39

86.7

33

68.8

30

76.9

133

80.6

n

33

 

45

 

48

 

39

 

165

 

NMP implementation plan exists

Yes

25

75.8

21

47.7

24

57.1

27

75.0

97

62.6

n

33

 

44

 

42

 

36

 

155