Access to essential medicines used in the management of noncommunicable diseases in Southern Ethiopia: Analysis using WHO/HAI methodology.

Objectives: This study aims to assess access to essential medicines used in the management of noncommunicable diseases through analysis of the availability, prices, and affordability of these essential medicines in Arba Minch town, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was carried out using the World Health Organization/health action international methodology between 2 March and 2 May 2023, within public and private healthcare facilities located in Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia. The median price ratio served as a metric.

Perspectives of key decision makers on out-of-pocket payments for medicines in the Ethiopian healthcare system: a qualitative interview study.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of key decision makers on out-of-pocket (OOP) payment for medicines and its implications in the Ethiopian healthcare system.

Design: A qualitative design that employed audiorecorded semistructured in-depth interviews was used in this study. The framework thematic analysis approach was followed in the analysis.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of current non-mandatory hepatitis B vaccination coverage vs expanding coverage among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.

Background: Ethiopia is a country with high endemicity in Hepatitis B (HepB) virus infection. However, only 14% of healthcare workers (HCWs) are currently immunized via a non-mandatory strategy in the country. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the current vaccination coverage and increasing coverage among HCWs in Ethiopia.