Access to sexual and reproductive health medicines and supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Title:	Access to sexual and reproductive health medicines and supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:	Kibira, Denis
Year:	2021
Pages:	247
Language:	English
Type of thesis:	Ph.D. dissertation (2021-11-10)
City of publisher:	Utrecht
Publisher:	Utrecht University
ISBN:	9789493197855
Geographic terms:	Africa Subsaharan Africa
Subjects:	reproductive health maternal and child health care pregnancy medicinal drugs dissertations (form)
External links:	https://haiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_dkibira_PhD_thesis.pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/406656
Abstract:	The attainment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is still a far cry as is highlighted by an estimated annual death of more than 350,000 women and 5.6 million children worldwide from preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 66% of global maternal deaths and accounts for 15 times higher under-5 mortality than high income countries. Access to medicines is important to avert the SRH related morbidity and death burden. This thesis assessed the situation on access to SRH commodities in sub-Saharan countries by reviewing public policies and practices at national and international levels and by measuring availability and affordability of different SRH commodities at health facility level.