Essential medicines out of reach: a cross-sectional study of community-level access in Eastern Uganda
Open Access
- 3 February 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 26 (1)
Abstract
Access to essential medicines is a critical indicator of a country’s commitment to public health, yet significant barriers persist in sub-Saharan AfrKeywords
Funding Information
- Research fund, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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