Amoxicillin

Access to essential medicines is not only about the development and cost of pharmaceuticals but also supply chain logistics. The "last mile" plays a particularly important (and challenging) role in low- and middle-income countries, such as Uganda. Industrial and systems engineering research reveals major disparities in access to essential medicines. Although Malaria accounts for 50% of a country's morbidity and mortality, some districts only have 50% of public health facilities with regular supplies of therapies...