Pill Check Week

From 22-26 June, members of the Stop Stock-outs campaign will visit public health institutions to survey stock-outs of essential medicines in five sub-Saharan African countries. Country teams will visit government health facilities and, using a list of 10 essential medicines, check for what is in stock and what is stocked out. The teams will then report back the results through short messaging services (SMS) to a common site, and the data will be reflected visually in an online mapping of the region.

The aim of this innovative exercise is create a visual tool that advocates and other supply champions can use to encourage governments to honor their commitments to provide essential medicines for all.

Learn more about Pill Check Week by clicking the following link on the Stop Stock-outs website